agony

"There's no doubt that Shanidar A would have had difficulty communicating and been in absolute agony for a long period of time."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

To manage her symptoms, Lauren changed her working hours, starting at 08:00 BST and finishing at 16:00 so she could get home to take medication, but was still "in agony".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The headlines have been unrelieved agony for Mr. Bonta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Romanian filmmaker’s stoic drama is designed to provoke viewers in opposite directions, snaring them in waiting traps and causing them to concede in agony, “You have a point!”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Shocked by the pain her “Mother-kins” had to endure, she spent “hours pacing back and forth,” trying and failing to ease her mother’s agony.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

He’s more popular than ever, and those prior agonies helped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

“It’s this tight knot of agonies, and humiliations, and social problems, and this is experienced by millions of us in the richest country in the history of the world.”

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

Gary Lineker, who will leave the BBC after hosting his final Match of the Day on Sunday, was the steady hand who guided millions of fans through football's agonies and ecstasies.

From BBC ● May 19, 2025

This one has a hose attached to a motor that slowly lowers the oxygen level to mimic, as faithfully as possible, the agonies of fitful sleep at extreme altitude: headaches, dry mouth, cerebral malaise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Jagged torn place in their spirits that lets the small flying agonies pass in and out.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver