stung
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After being stung by the price swings, farmers petitioned Congress, and future U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The club has been stung by the chain of events and believe they have done all they could to avoid it.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Reader, the subject of the lecture is long forgotten, but the observation stung.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
I know ’cause I’ve been stung a bunch of times.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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