anguish
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Even—or perhaps especially—in his anguish, he never lets us in, as if his protectiveness toward Cora stretches to his audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
An NHS trust has apologised to the family of three-year-old Noah Woods for the "extra anguish" caused after a data breach of his medical records.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
A Malawi news outlet reported that Osman's husband was in anguish about the disappearance.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
When he turns, we turn, and the anguish that Garfield wordlessly conveys is our compass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
But then the woman gave a low cry of anguish, so full of sorrow and heartache all other thoughts disappeared.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
There are few things Americans agree on these days, but one is a shared delight in the anguishes of the Durham, N.C., basketball behemoth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
That the centerpiece of his monstrous scene is a split-open bag of cement anguishes the heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
She anguishes over how she can possibly keep him safe.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2022
It ends with Chris Mason Johnson’s “Test,” whose main character, a young male dancer in 1985 San Francisco, anguishes about whether to be tested for H.I.V.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2013
Its sorrows and its anguishes have I often witnessed, but into that pool of Bethesida of the world's anguish, with healing do I see ever come an angel, a pitying woman.
From The Jericho Road by W. Bion Adkins
"All of us, including the volunteers and support teams are deeply anguished," the Hindu guru, whose real name is Jagdish Vasudev, added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
"At least that's my take on it. He looks as if he's kind of a bit anguished about having to make this oath."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Modern historians must try to reconstruct the nature, extent and consequences of this horrific calamity from anguished and often contradictory reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
That kind of anguished, not-funny witticism is another commonplace of the American educated classes: OMG, what has happened to this country?
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
If Christ spent an anguished night in prayer, if He burst out from the Cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” then surely we are also permitted doubt.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Saying goodbye to them had been the single most anguishing moment of my entire life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Emerson recalled an occasion when he was forced to sit in silence for a long time during a session, which he found anguishing.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
In the midst of an anguishing public health failure, some researchers are questioning the very way we determine who is at risk of suicide.
From Slate ● May 20, 2024
Experts say it's not just the hostage families who are trapped in an anguishing wait.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
I barely knew him, and yet, somehow, not knowing when I would see him again after tonight was anguishing.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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