agonizing

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While Catholic kids have usually been led to assume that the baby Jesus arrived on the wings of doves, Mary’s labor is nothing short of agonizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Although Manuel, Barker and Miss J pass the buck plenty of times, too, the agonizing recall of their collective firing in 2012 allows them to come off more sympathetically.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 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

They closed the ramp door, Alec standing by with the Transvice in case anyone tried to board during the agonizing couple of minutes it took the thing to pull all the way shut.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner