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excruciatingly



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Prosser told AFP she will attend the hearing and spoke of the excruciatingly painful three years since her son's death on March 30, 2023.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

I’d love to understand why horror films that I find excruciatingly dull give others the heebie-jeebies.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 2026

Gold eluded her at every turn, by excruciatingly small margins.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

It can be excruciatingly difficult to leave a community that acknowledges, appreciates and validates its members.

From Salon May 11, 2025

Harry clutched at his excruciatingly painful face, which felt unrecognizable beneath his fingers, tight, swollen, and puffy as though he had suffered some violent allergic reaction.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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