pang

"In the initial weeks, I had this really strange pang of wanting to go back. Because it was something I understood," Gershkovich recalled.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

But something got to me, and I felt a pang of empathy for the humanoid being dragged off the stage by its human handler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

I cackle at the distance between perfection and utter collapse, but I also feel a pang of tenderness: I am moved by their effort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

I feel a slight pang of guilt for hiding my goal of breaking the world record.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

Audience: Tweens feeling the first pangs of nostalgia at the turn of the millennium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

If the reader starts to feel pangs of resentment about this laundry list of expectations — well, we’re reminded that marriage is hard for a man too.

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

The book cover trend, imbued with nostalgia for childhood, promises fiction that grapples with the pangs of adulthood in an age of precarity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

Even that comes though with pangs of guilt, wondering whether coming to terms with her childlessness, means she did not want it enough, or try hard enough.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

But that word, “whatnot,” settled into his brain like a splinter, like a chip of glass—like anything that looks healed over but truly isn’t, and can still give pangs years later.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix