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And that’s perfectly OK for them, because they won’t suffer a pang of guilt because of their decision, and they won’t actually feel better about accepting the $150 if they give half of it away.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

That lack of fear percolates through Ambiguous Desire, where every pang of doubt is offset by a moment of euphoria or beauty.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

At first, even he felt a momentary pang of caution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

I work in food, and still, every time I reach for something above the “economy” label, I feel a small pang of guilt, like I’m splurging where I shouldn’t.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025

I had a pang of fear that she might die soon.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

Audience: Tweens feeling the first pangs of nostalgia at the turn of the millennium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

In a free society, there is no right to be shielded from information that might cause pangs of doubt.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

The book cover trend, imbued with nostalgia for childhood, promises fiction that grapples with the pangs of adulthood in an age of precarity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

Even that comes though with pangs of guilt, wondering whether coming to terms with her childlessness, means she did not want it enough, or try hard enough.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

They ate meals without water or soup, under the theory that liquid accelerated digestion and quickened the return of hunger pangs.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden