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suffer

[suhf-er] / ˈsʌf ər /




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Older adults are also more likely to suffer fractures, while younger children are more likely to sustain head and neck injuries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Some victims suffer headaches, nausea, fever, diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal cramps so sharp that a friend calls them “knives in the stomach.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

According to her lawyer, Pike’s prognosis is unclear, as is the question of whether she will suffer a serious brain injury and loss of function.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Countries that are able to present markets with credible plans to manage debt and reduce deficits are likely to suffer less bond-market turbulence in the months ahead, whatever oil prices do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

To suggest that sick children ought to be left to suffer in order to improve their characters seemed quite unlike Mrs. Clarke, whom Penelope knew to be thoroughly kindhearted.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

In “Let Them Eat Goo,” South Park Elementary decides to replace its cafeteria meat with a plant-based substitute after Cartman suffers two heart attacks.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

It took her months to recover and she still suffers from regular post-sepsis symptoms today, but it has given 37-year-old Bachteler a new perspective on life.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

"He'll fill you with self-doubt, fear, and paranoia, and even inspire betrayal. The mind suffers illnesses, too."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

In currency-adjusted dollar terms, they have suffered because of the fall in the Indian currency.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker in history, suffered a stroke in 2015 that hospitalized him for an extended period.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Seahawks, defending Super Bowl champions, got a collective whiff of smelling salts before Sunday’s game, having suffered an embarrassing loss at Washington a week earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Turkey has expressed concern over the attacks on Black Sea shipping and Turkish seafarers have staged protests over deaths suffered in the attacks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Zhenya Rudneva was utterly heartbroken by the death of the brave, eloquent, determined Galya Dokutovich, who’d suffered so much already and hadn’t let it stop her from flying.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The council deplored the suffering of Afghans and voiced deep concern about deeply entrenched impunity in the country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The future actress also endured severe hardship during the war, suffering malnutrition as food shortages swept the occupied country.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The Eagles were without receiver DeVonta Smith and left tackle Lane Johnson, and star running back Saquon Barkley left the game in the first quarter after suffering a hamstring injury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Her lawyers had previously said her small veins made it likely she would experience unnecessary suffering from lethal drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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