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

Massey waited several agonizing minutes while the distance was measured, but when the mark flashed on the scoreboard, she leaped in the air and screamed “Let’s go! Three more!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

For as melodramatic as the movie can be, its conflict is founded on something as simple as lingering pain; a grudge that has since grown softer and easier to live with, though no less agonizing.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

But then I heard Mrs. Galley’s voice saying, “Instead of agonizing about the things you can’t change, why don’t you try working on the things you can change?”

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick