agony
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Marking six months since her mother’s disappearance, Savannah Guthrie shared an emotional public appeal, calling the anniversary “an agony beyond words” and urging anyone with information to help investigators.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Plus, more agony for England, readers weigh in on the greatest sports rivalries and Jason Gay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
"Living like this is agony," said Meyboll Font, a 51-year-old self-employed social media community manager.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Even in that near-suicidal early segment, note how Knoxville stays on his feet, enduring agony with a magician’s “Ta-da!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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
“Funny how something can hurt that’s no longer there,” remarks a child named Alma, referring to agonies associated with an amputated leg in the intense German drama “Sound of Falling.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 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
In the final scene of “Forrest Gump,” a white feather dances from Forrest’s feet, into the air, representing one of the movie’s major threads: Are life’s joys and agonies predestined, or are they indiscriminate?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
The newsmen, in agonies of curiosity, tailed them.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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