ache
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"Today in our nation and across the world, thoughts will turn to you in Aberfan, hearts far from this valley will ache with yours."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
“It’s about the ache of growing up … and that we get to grow up at all,” Bareilles said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
"It's tough work... the hardest part is carrying the seaweed back. It's very heavy and your shoulders ache afterwards."
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Good TV is the product of many hands working harmoniously to merge visuals, writing and performance into stories that breathe, laugh and ache along with you.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
I rubbed the ache in my arm where one of the ghost pins had gone through me.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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As Joel Reichow pulled an assortment of shoes for her to try, he reassured her it’s common to feel aches in the final training push.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
"Even inside the house, the smoke gets in. Honestly, since the haze, my body aches, as if I've been beaten up. The immune system is down. I get coughs and colds easily."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
That is, until a few hours later when those uncomfortable muscle aches start setting in.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
“I’ll be forever grateful for that. I’m deeply sad to learn Bobby was suffering. My heart aches for him, his family, and everyone who loved him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
They yell until my head aches and I don’t learn anything.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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She wrote that her heart ached most looking at a poster her three children made when they were young.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Before Edward and Bella took over the world, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” viewers ached for David Boreanaz’s Angel and James Marsters’ Spike, centuries-old bros who fall for a very special high school blonde.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Another exam taker, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, said he was exhausted and his head ached after experiencing multiple glitches Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
"My heart ached, and I could only pray: 'God, please don't let that happen.'"
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
Her arms and legs ached all the time, she had explained to Sam, and that was why she moved so slowly.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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My aching nostalgia isn’t limited to how the White House used to operate.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
“That innocuous little essay untangled some aching knot inside me,” she writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
As the Aedes aegypti mosquito expanded its range across more of the Americas, it brought with it the delirium, jaundice, and aching joints of yellow fever.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The morning after losing to Federer, an aching Willis limped to the shower at 4:30am to get ready for an interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
My teeth are so sore, I can feel their aching roots deep in my jaw.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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