agonizingly
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After an agonizingly long pause, Marx responded to Clark’s question.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
The other is the agonizingly good stunt coordination by Julian Spencer that makes men slide in the mud frantically trying to grab and snap each other’s fingers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
"We all know what we came for. And that's world records. And so to be that agonizingly close, it's frustrating," Proud said.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The Jamaicans hit the the woodwork three times in the second half, with substitute Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri going agonizingly close with a header that crashed off the post in the 87th minute.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
Why was the pace of Nixon’s Vietnamization so agonizingly slow?
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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