sore spot
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El-Sayed touched a sore spot, and JD Vance’s defensive reaction said it all.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
While energy bills remain a sore spot for consumers’ wallets, they continue to gain attention in Washington D.C.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
The drop in the currency is a particular sore spot, undermining people’s savings and raising costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
A sore spot in the third-quarter report was the company’s nutrition business, which sells the hydration drink Pedialyte, the adult therapeutic nutrition drink Ensure, and the infant formula brand Similac, among other products.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
I take another bite, having to tear an extra-chewy bit off with my teeth, which catches one sore spot among many in my mouth.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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