agonize
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And when they reluctantly return to America, they agonize over their guilt at not being able to do more — and what of Gaza will remain when they eventually get back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
This way, we wouldn’t have to agonize over every ride and could even hop aboard to cross the Grand Canal without having to walk to the nearest bridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Refusing even a hint of introspection, she added: “We don’t agonize over what happened. We organize about what comes next.”
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2024
When they wed, their fans swoon; when stars divorce, people agonize over what went wrong.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2024
I realize that for every good message, there will always be one that will agonize me.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
In 1415, on the eve of challenging France at the Battle of Agincourt, he agonizes about the moral burdens of kingship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Miyazaki agonizes over the character of the Great Uncle who has built the fantastical world of the tower in “The Boy and The Heron.”
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
“She agonizes over whether she will see him in the afterlife,” the lawsuit stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
Months later, she still fights feeling of resentment mixed with worry and agonizes over her belief that her return to work had left her mother more vulnerable to Covid.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2022
For the rest of the play, Hamlet agonizes.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Do I even have a future? she agonized on loop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Faisuris Alvarez, who runs a beachside fish stand, agonized aloud over these questions without answers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Kwangchul Youn was a mesmerizing storyteller as Gurnemanz; Brian Mulligan a poignant, agonized Amfortas; Falk Struckmann a powerful Klingsor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
That triggered another fraught process as board members agonized over the structure of a deal that would reward rank-and-file shareholders — not just the Redstones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
Laughter by the boys, an agonized cry by Rosetta.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
Collins stood outside for several agonizing minutes, hearing their muffled voices.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The adults as much as the teenagers find themselves beset by doubts about their futures, haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, or agonizing over the thorny matter of God’s presence or absence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Pessina and her siblings began an agonizing search.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
In his third season with the Dodgers, rising star Andy Pages navigates the agonizing reality of being separated from his parents and sister as U.S.-Cuba relations face new flashpoints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
It took Nin a few agonizing seconds to look up, but when she did, her muddy eyes couldn’t seem to focus.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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