agony
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Seven months later, an X-ray finally revealed the damage from the fracture and the source of his continuing agony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
"There's no doubt that Shanidar A would have had difficulty communicating and been in absolute agony for a long period of time."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Six months ago, Sonay Kartal could not stand up and brush her teeth without "being in agony".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The headlines have been unrelieved agony for Mr. Bonta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Soon he was in agony, but worse than the pain of continuing was the thought of sinking down into this black, still hole, never to see light and air again.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
He’s more popular than ever, and those prior agonies helped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
“It’s this tight knot of agonies, and humiliations, and social problems, and this is experienced by millions of us in the richest country in the history of the world.”
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
Gary Lineker, who will leave the BBC after hosting his final Match of the Day on Sunday, was the steady hand who guided millions of fans through football's agonies and ecstasies.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
This one has a hose attached to a motor that slowly lowers the oxygen level to mimic, as faithfully as possible, the agonies of fitful sleep at extreme altitude: headaches, dry mouth, cerebral malaise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
They were charter members of the “band of brothers” who had shared the agonies and ecstasies of 1776 as colleagues.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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