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pain

[peyn] / peɪn /






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"I'm probably more loving when I'm losing, I'm probably more of a pain in the backside when I'm winning."

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

If measurable signs of inflammation improve but symptoms remain, that may indicate the pain or fatigue is not being caused solely, or perhaps at all, by ongoing inflammation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged the pain caused by the sanctions but stated that his nation would withstand the economic pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

"I understand that my false accusations have caused Mr Carter immense pain, suffering and damage that can never be fully undone."

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

A sense of urgency pushed me faster and faster, and I barely registered the pain as my shins hit stray barrels and crates in the dark.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Kennedy goes to great pains to declare that Róisín isn't her and she's not Róisín, "but there are similarities".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Meta’s announcement of the tool took pains to underline how rock-solid it was.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

There might be growing pains, but the raw talent is on display.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Hillary wasn’t Bill; her 2008 campaign took pains to emphasize their differences.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Creaking bones, small and large traveling pains, bad vision...

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

The actors speak quietly, as if fearful of being overheard, whether or not there is anyone around to hear, and often regard one another with pained or stunned expressions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

He was pained and frightened: He’d never seen such a thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Last night, Mexican Americans said no más to our pained past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

In doing a television interview in the aftermath, Lewis Ferguson looked pained and upset.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

After being refused reconsideration, she asked her caseworker in pained exasperation, “Am I going to be a criminal for the rest of my life?”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

Tica massaged her back, which was clearly paining her.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis




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