anguish
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Within the first 72 hours of a 26-day game, “Survivor 50,” featuring 24 veteran players, had already delivered feuding, anguish and heartbreak.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
His death reminded her of her mother's anguish when Jallad's brother was killed decades earlier.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Most notably, Ms. Kaminsky portrays Alona’s anguish in her big revelation scene with a jagged vocal line that seems painfully extracted from her, with the cello echoing Timothi Williams’s vibrant mezzo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
"It causes such mental health anguish to your average Joe who just goes to work, raises her kids and wants to find love."
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
The calm sweet voice of the goddess broke in on their anguish.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing anguish
The Hate U Give
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"Of Mice and Men"
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