agony
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Some pet owners have faced the agony of having their fur babies land on no-fly lists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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
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
Either from the agony of waiting as Tats meanders through her story, the agony of finding out that it had something to do with Farooq, or the agony of carrying around so much potential happiness.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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