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suffer

[suhf-er] / ˈsʌf ər /




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“All the inhabitants have the same problems, the same voice, they suffer the same.”

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Beavis and Butt-head might leave chaos and destruction in their muttering, giggling wake, but they rarely suffer lasting harm themselves.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

The two demonstrators appeared to suffer only minor injuries and neither were Amazon employees, according to Teamsters Local 1932 spokesperson Robert Gonzalez, who was at the walkout.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Young men, faced with a choice to strive and suffer on behalf of teammates, build virtue not chiefly through deliberation but through action.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

And once again I see his point that life in Haiti can be so dreadful that if you live and suffer here, you have to look for multiple explanations for the unbearable.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Add to which, the economy suffers an anemia Berlin is struggling to cure.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Back at his house where he lives with his wife and their four children, he now walks with a limp and says he also suffers from constant headaches.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Over longer horizons, however, the S&P 500 on average barely suffers a hiccup because of first hikes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

"Sudan suffers the most from weapons and their illegal flow. However, expanding such a sanctions regime will weaken the protection of civilians," said Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

I bet he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

“Immediately noticeable were the sagging eaves, the multitude of leaks from the roof, the dried out, splintered mahogany and the battered exterior woodwork, which had suffered seven decades of winds from the Sound.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Britain suffered its worst air systems failure in years in 2023, with more than 700,000 passengers affected after hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

In mitigation, Adele Graham said her client had no previous convictions and he had suffered a breakdown before setting off on the journey.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The prizes were meant to draw attention to how little we knew about math—no matter how many of us have suffered through high-school algebra.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Reluctantly, he acquiesced; the test showed that he suffered from elevated levels of serum creatinine with a value way above 1.4, the highest parameter in the normal range.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

"We are already suffering so much and this has only added to our pain," she said.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

In recent weeks, dozens of sea lions suffering from domoic acid poisoning have turned up on beaches from Monterey County to Sonoma County.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Surely it’s a suffering so immense that the only word to really describe it is “biblical.”

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

"I wanted to show that the journalist who captures suffering for the world is himself living through that same tragedy behind the lens," wrote Hassouna, who remains in Gaza.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

“It is the same all the way through. Charming descriptions of mountain goats and ibexes! Blooming edelweiss and cute babies! This is not poetry. Where is the suffering? The torment? The thwarted dreams?”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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