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Those ached more than stung and left me completely voiceless for the following 24 hours.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

"My heart ached, and I could only pray: 'God, please don't let that happen.'"

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

He ached to become speaker of the House, but when Spiro Agnew resigned the vice presidency in disgrace in October 1973, President Richard Nixon was compelled by the 25th Amendment to fill the vacancy—abracadabra: Ford.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024

He was somewhat disfigured from surgery for cancer, and he told me his foot ached because he was standing for so many hours every day keeping an eye on the self-checkout counters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024

Her arms ached; she clenched her teeth to keep them from chattering.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer