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agony

[ag-uh-nee] / ˈæg ə ni /


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So, why did a star-studded team's World Cup dream end in on-field agony and off-field acrimony.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Hidden is the agony of parents mourning the loss of their babies.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Her family had waited in agony for a month, praying that even a small part of her body would be recovered so they could hold a proper burial.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Such is her agony at the memory of aborting their baby that she relies on her diary entries from the time to carry the weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Looking at her in her agony the maidens, all sobered now, the dancing over and the singing and the wild wand-waving, said to one another,

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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