headache

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“We’ll handle the detailed process so you can focus on what’s important. Leave the headache and sea of confusing paperwork to us!” says the website for one such company, called Alumni Counseling Service.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

It's a headache for Alto Hospicio's local authority.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Buffett bought several airline stocks when the business became more rational, but Covid-19 convinced him the industry wasn’t worth the headache.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Mrs. McCluskey was so mad that she got a sick headache and spots before her eyes and had to lie down for two days.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson