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"It's going to sting and I'm going to have to work really hard to make up for this," Kim says.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

In 2018 and 2019, I’d been gearing up to run for mayor when the FBI targeted me in an elaborate sting operation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Bunney, who said she has been stung a lot by jellyfish, compared a mild sting to that of a nettle.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Bunney said to follow NHS guidance after a jellyfish sting.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

All that Ragear felt was a sudden sharp sting to the side of his neck.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The fact that Patel has no criminal record and is not required to be on probation stings for San Mateo County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

But it is the case of what could have been, both domestically and in Europe, that stings.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

It may not be as bad as bailing on the Bambino, but losing Betts still stings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

It still stings, more than 30 years later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

I was prepared for his wrath, but the cold shoulder stings more.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

But I have strong suspicions you are, and if so, as the children say, "I hope that stang!"

From Time Magazine Archive

In the Yorkshire Dialect Society's Transactions, vol. iii., part xvi., will be found a racy account, in the Beverley dialect, of the custom of "ridin' t' stang."

From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Frederic William Moorman

The ancient custom of riding the stang still lingers in some remote parts of the country.

From Bygone Punishments by William Andrews

In the olden days, the offender himself was often compelled to ride the stang.

From Bygone Punishments by William Andrews

My curse upon your venom'd stang, That shoots my tortur'd gums alang, An' thro' my lug gies mony a twang, Wi' gnawing vengeance, Tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang, Like racking engines!

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

General Motors GM 1.58%increase; up pointing triangle , stung in recent years by critical parts shortages, is setting up a $4.5 billion safety net designed to keep critical components flowing through supply-chain troubles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

But please do not do this if you have allergies, or are likely to get stung.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

Though stung, physically and emotionally, Sara carries on with a trip to the Devil’s Mouth caves because her recently deceased father visited them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

"There was one point when every time over a period of two years I was stung by a jellyfish when I was out in the sea," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

They smarted as if each of his fingers had been stung by hornets.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

However, this show of support from Fifa executives followed yet more stinging criticism of the Swiss.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Bunney said most jellyfish have stinging cells but the severity and detectability of the sting varies widely between species.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Zookeepers then pivot to old-fashioned tracking, braving thickets of brambles and stinging nettles in search of footprints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

His most stinging losses were arguably in cases that the court didn’t hear.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

The door also opened once a day to let in the trustee from Medical Supply with a dose of some stinging yellow liquid from a very dirty bottle.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom