agonizing

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Fernanda, a Florida restaurant worker, made an agonizing decision after the father of her children was arrested and deported: She would send their toddler son and 4-year-old daughter to Guatemala to live with him.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Wood had been agonizing over what to say to convince the board to spare his life.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

When Murphy’s desperate friends finally found him and dug him out after 18 agonizing minutes, he was blue and not breathing, according to witnesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

The boot-up sequence of our test car’s touch screen required several agonizing seconds to execute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Ignoring the sudden, agonizing pain in her knee, she pushed herself to her feet.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny