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suffer

[suhf-er] / ˈsʌf ər /




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Sánchez had previously told parliament that there was "no information that conveyed the magnitude" of the "crisis we were going to suffer" on the last two days of July.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

After the initial dust cloud that followed the collapse of the World Trade Center, months of pollution and lingering dust ensued, causing cancers that thousands of New Yorkers still suffer today.

From Barron's 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

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

He even installed a secret attic apartment at Ashton Place so that I might suffer in privacy.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

He suffers from the two facts that he achieved unique fame for the surgery named for him and he didn’t strike out hitters, he finessed them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

The aggressive maneuver came in a motion that argued the plaintiffs should be held financially responsible for monetary damages Paramount suffers during litigation that attempts to block the $81 billion deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Porgyand Bess suffers from much the same problem as Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice or Wagner’s Parsifal, both of which arouse discussion of perceived anti-Semitism because they are both still performed today.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

O’Connor suffered a season-ending non-contact injury in August, which thrust Raymond into the starting center position, a role he may not have otherwise played this season.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

It's hard to explain to anyone what he has suffered and what he is still suffering, because who else can really understand?

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

That pipeline, which had suffered multiple attacks, can carry up to seven million barrels of crude each day.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Saudi Arabia said Friday that it had shut down its East-West pipeline as a precaution, noting that the pipeline suffered “multiple” attacks in the Riyadh and Medina regions on Thursday morning.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

During more than a decade of marriage, Mary Greeley was frequently pregnant, bore seven children, and suffered multiple miscarriages.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Poll after poll indicates that Republicans are suffering from an enthusiasm gap.

From Slate Sep. 12, 2026

Hayden Panettiere’s death sparked renewed scrutiny of society’s treatment of women suffering from the condition.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

"Inaction means more suffering and death," Bartos said.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

He renders the original’s panoply of suffering in accessible English, as in this view of Satan: “With six eyes / He wept, and three chins let the foul tears fall / And bloody foam.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Just as for every bitter herb there was sweet charoset, hope and joy persisted alongside suffering.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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