agonizing

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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

But occasionally, the mysteries of this one, often cruel life can be more agonizing than any grief.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

It makes for an exhausting, agonizing, anxiety-ridden existence that dictates how John exists in public.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“There’s some pretty agonizing stuff that we see,” said Nick Sweeney, the film’s director.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

My brain processed his features one by one, in agonizing slowness.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken