agonizing

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 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

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

From Salon • May 25, 2026

They were only rescued by an agonizing video review that took over 4 minutes to disallow the goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Then, with agonizing slowness, I felt the same PSF move behind me again, brushing my shoulder and arm with his own as he gently deposited the boot back on the table in front of me.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken