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agony

[ag-uh-nee] / ˈæg ə ni /


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The Waitress’s agony is ever-present—in mezzo Joyce DiDonato’s blistering performance it manifests as rage, searing the others as she confronts them one by one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

What next for Bellamy and Wales after World Cup agony?

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

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

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

Shocked by the pain her “Mother-kins” had to endure, she spent “hours pacing back and forth,” trying and failing to ease her mother’s agony.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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