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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

The tone of the messages from this time is often jokey and indiscreet, occasionally veering into excruciatingly frank.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

The contemplative cinema of Béla Tarr was as excruciatingly beautiful as it was brazenly original, often conjuring comparison to the work of a master painter.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

“It is excruciatingly cold,” I said, and he began to laugh.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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