agonizing

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Once she learned this, he added, finalizing her return wasn’t as agonizing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The singer and his wife, photographer Rachel Demy, were in the middle of an agonizing breakup that would eventually lead to divorce.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Pulitzer winner Ada Ferrer’s of-the-moment new memoir, “Keeper of My Kin,” examines the agonizing personal costs of the Cuban exile and the families left fractured in its wake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The mysteries of this life can be more agonizing than any grief.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

There was a line of two cars in front of us, each waved forward with agonizing slowness.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken