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anguish

[ang-gwish] / ˈæŋ gwɪʃ /


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Sanders suffered injuries, including a concussion, headaches, possible traumatic brain injury, back and tailbone injuries and extreme mental anguish.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The expectation was No 10's next appointment with Mandelson related anguish would be the next deluge of documents Parliament has demanded and which are expected to be published soon.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

But Guardiola has often seemed to covet the Champions League above all else and there will likely be frustration that the competition has brought him more anguish than joy in the past 10 years.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

His death reminded her of her mother's anguish when Jallad's brother was killed decades earlier.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

And the anguish that filled me cannot be described.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin




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