pain

A teenage powerlifter managed to win double golds at a world championship despite her endometriosis flaring up to leave her in excruciating pain just before the competition.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

And the real pain comes when you think back to the times when the whole parenting thing seemed too much: the sleepless nights, the tears, the teenage tantrums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

“I saw the place that he went and how much love lifted him up — how when I’d give him a hug, I could see him smile, knowing how much pain he was enduring.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

This produces pain, swelling and stiffness and, over time, can damage cartilage, bone and surrounding tissues.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

With a stick the Raven Leader stirred the fire, and Torak saw the lines of pain deepen on either side of his mouth.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

"I realised everything it had cost me -- all those hospitalisations, those surgeries, the schooling I missed and, above all, those pains I had never associated with that damn IUD," said Kirstine Najarak Berthelsen.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

California has taken pains to eliminate coal as a source of electricity, and this would be the first coal export terminal in California — or anywhere on the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

This case — and the many pending ones behind it — are growing pains for a generation that will profit from social media’s rise, as Agostino sees it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Its leadership has taken pains to avoid statements calling for a change of regime or anything that may fall foul of Russia’s increasingly strict laws on expression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Martha didn’t seem that worried, and told me that other gymnasts she’d coached had suffered the same stomach pains when they were anxious before meets.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

"I want to give my son a dignified burial. I am deeply pained."

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Pradhan announced his resignation on X in a post in Hindi saying he "respected the aspirations, dreams, and expectations of the youth" and was "pained by the events" of the past few days.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Coincidentally or not, that pained study of marital dissolution, co-starring Jolie’s then-husband Brad Pitt, intersected with the couple’s real-life breakup — not to mention Jolie’s grief over the death of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Dark pigment pushed into claw-like scratches feels like a peek into a figure’s spiritual void; fleshy hues bring out nicks and lines that enliven characters’ faces—some pained, others contemplative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

She sat on the edge of one cot; the thin, lumpy mattress and pained squeak of the old springs made her sigh with contentment.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

Roosevelt had more than just hunger paining him.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple