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[peyn] / peɪn /






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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

“The pain for recent buyers was historically extreme not because the price move was the worst ever, but because it hit people who thought the bottom was already in,” says Cex.io.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

There is real pain, especially for middle-class and lower-income households.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I slid out of bed, wincing at the pain in my sides.

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




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