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Inevitably, the Holocaust imbalances this novel, its horrors overshadowing the complex themes and human dramas that Mr. O’Connor had taken pains to create.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Stock investors tend to prefer growing pains to no growth at all, though.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The developers were at pains to point out that although some elements of Hitman's DNA can be found in First Light, they're very different.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion took pains to clarify that the court was not reversing Allen v.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

“The past is over. A sunk cost, if you will. All the pains and losses, the mistakes and misdeeds—none of these can be undone.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood