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  • present participle of suffer.
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suffering

[suhf-er-ing, suhf-ring] / ˈsʌf ər ɪŋ, ˈsʌf rɪŋ /


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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

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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