- present participle of suffer.
suffering
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“My earlier statement didn’t go far enough. I know many people are suffering economically,” she wrote “Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny. I am very sorry.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
And in Antigua he is expected to voice his "sincere sorrow", having spoken about the "great suffering of the past" in the Bahamas last week.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
"I know many people are suffering economically. Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny. I am very sorry," Stewart said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday afternoon while attending his son’s hockey game, his office announced Sunday.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Many of those suffering from the disease never see or speak to their families again.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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The stories and sufferings of prison life have often been captured in the melodies of incarcerated musicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Researchers have increasingly linked such sufferings to heavy social media use among adolescents.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Coon: It’s meaningful that Mike set this season in Thailand, in a Buddhist country, because, of course, if you look at the tenets of Buddhism, one of the great sufferings is comparing mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
Throughout the trip, he was deeply moved by the sufferings he witnessed in Gaza and focused on providing aid to the widowed and elderly, he added.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
The times, the seasons, the signs may have been mythical; but the sufferings were not.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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