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pain

[peyn] / peɪn /






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And if you name your pain and your craziness, there’s something healing in that for yourself and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Users give prior consent for certain health-related recordings, such as those related to sleep, mood, meals and pain levels, to be shared with their welfare workers.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Damage to the cartilage in his knees was causing such severe pain that he could barely walk up and down stairs.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Jill Biden speaks about the pain and suffering her husband endured during the last presidential campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It made me want to laugh too, only instead of laughing, my body seized up in pain and I coughed my lungs out.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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