pain
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He said he feels "deep pain" knowing that colleagues were left behind.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The pain fell hardest on South Korea’s individual investors, who account for 60% to 70% of the Kospi’s daily trading volume.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The military pain was compounded by a roiling energy market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
For ordinary Iranians, the standoff is likely to bring only more economic pain after years of rampant inflation, which in December and January fuelled massive anti-government protests.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
I began to smile back, but I felt a sudden pain in my chest: The coin hidden under the water of St. Patrick’s Well.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Even when intergalactic forces take pains to make the Lantern Corps’ selection process fair, Earth’s unspoken dictates about worthiness make that impossible.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Has my body changed? I have no idea. I've got a few aches and pains, but if I sit in a chair for too long at my age I get aches and pains," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In 2021, Orbit took pains in an interview with the Guardian to share credit for “Ray of Light” with the singer herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Is this growing pains or the wobble before the fall?
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
She ate carefully, taking pains not to let a single piece of lettuce or drop of sauce fall.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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"I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days. This is not a matter of personal prestige for me," Pradhan said in a statement posted on social media platform X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 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
"We are deeply pained by the accident...which has preliminarily left more than 38 people injured and 3 dead," Popayan mayor Juan Carlos Munoz wrote on X.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
"Again?" he asks, the pained expression on his face reflecting the troubling news he's just heard.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Bunny’s pained voice came booming from the hallway.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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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
She put her hand on her throat and scrunched up her face like something was paining her.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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