pain
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And because the retina has no pain receptors, it's hard for people to notice the damage as it happens, so symptoms may only appear several hours later.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Rushing said that Sunday was the first time he’d felt pain while throwing — “didn’t feel a pop or anything, but felt pretty serious as it kind of tightened up on me a little bit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s being tested as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes and chronic low-back pain.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Repression and the structure of the state make it harder for that pain to translate into pressure strong enough to change national security decisions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Of all the insidious—” He was cut short by another stab of pain, this time in his paw.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Freeman did not undergo any imaging on his various aches and pains, although he said head athletic trainer Thomas Albert asked if he felt like he needed any.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Has my body changed? I have no idea. I've got a few aches and pains, but if I sit in a chair for too long at my age I get aches and pains," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Is this growing pains or the wobble before the fall?
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
In a research note published Tuesday titled “AI Credit: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose,” the global investment-management firm expressed its bearish views on this market, but the authors took pains to qualify that stance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Creaking bones, small and large traveling pains, bad vision...
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Pradhan announced his resignation on X in a post in Hindi saying he "respected the aspirations, dreams, and expectations of the youth" and was "pained by the events" of the past few days.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
"I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days. This is not a matter of personal prestige for me," Pradhan said in a statement posted on social media platform X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Dark pigment pushed into claw-like scratches feels like a peek into a figure’s spiritual void; fleshy hues bring out nicks and lines that enliven characters’ faces—some pained, others contemplative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
When I was in second grade, during a parent teacher conference, my teacher was pained to tell my mother that her son would never learn to read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
It looked like the words pained her as she turned the raft around.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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A second person said: "The bolt challenge is paining me because it’s innocent and hardworking people on both sides that are suffering for the wickedness and thoughtlessness of other people. Really unfair."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
“She can feel pain, and she starts crying, saying, ‘It is here and it is rising and it is paining here and here.'”
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024
“Oh, it was a hurting, paining feeling going through my heart to know that something like that would happen on this street.”
From Fox News ● Aug. 10, 2019
Your silhouette appears on the paining, sometimes surrounded by a glowing aura.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2019
Roosevelt had more than just hunger paining him.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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