agony
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"Living like this is agony," said Meyboll Font, a 51-year-old self-employed social media community manager.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
From Fort Lee, across the Hudson, Gen. George Washington watched the catastrophe in agony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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
"We are missing her. We are going through agony."
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Hazel collapsed in agony, her side burning, as the Doors shuddered and disappeared in a flash of purple light.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
“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
What did they know about the agonies of it all?
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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