pang
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And that’s perfectly OK for them, because they won’t suffer a pang of guilt because of their decision, and they won’t actually feel better about accepting the $150 if they give half of it away.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
That lack of fear percolates through Ambiguous Desire, where every pang of doubt is offset by a moment of euphoria or beauty.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
At first, even he felt a momentary pang of caution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
It’s his first pang of guilt, the first time he understands that his needs are not the only ones that matter.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
I felt a pang of loneliness as I scanned a row of books, searching for an exciting adventure story to take me away.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
Sam hopes to attract those who, like himself, felt the pangs of an infamous monster collecting game when using Merlin to ID and save their bird sightings.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"We are suffering the pangs of growth because India knows how to handle poverty, not prosperity."
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
On “Cherry Blue,” piano-like tones echo inside a canyon of reverb, triggering pangs of loneliness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
At holidays or graduations or milestone birthdays, we’d joke about phantom hunger pangs, gesturing to the empty spot where the foil tray should’ve been.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
Tfet, I also feel pangs of guilt even for thinking of discarding it like that.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
Vocabulary lists containing pang
Where the Red Fern Grows
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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