pains
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The growing pains were worth it, she said, because her story reached audiences who might never have picked up her books.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The most difficult section, “Gendered Dialogues,” delves into Kahlo’s sometimes androgynous appearance and, more poignantly, her boundary-breaking works about her body and the pains of childbirth and miscarriage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The question is whether these cracks signal a deeper problem — like the seeds of a widespread financial crisis — or if this is simply a period of growing pains in a maturing asset class.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Some may perceive this as mere growing pains for a now-decade-old Silicon Valley giant that experienced a massive growth spurt after ChatGPT’s takeoff.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Creaking bones, small and large traveling pains, bad vision...
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
