agony

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US television host Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday described her family's "agony" in her first television interview since her mother was apparently kidnapped nearly two months ago in a case that has gripped the nation.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

When she started showing symptoms six days later, she said her muscles were "just in agony, I couldn't move".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Lang appeared to be in agony and he was consoled by Liverpool's Alisson Becker and Virgil van Dijk as he was attended to by medical staff.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Unlike many sports documentaries, it is as much or more about the agony of defeat as about the thrill of victory.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Above him, the Christ in agony hung above the altar.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy