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headache

[hed-ayk] / ˈhɛdˌeɪk /




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Small in stature but a giant headache for tiring defenders.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Or is it a financial and logistical headache?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Eberechi Eze: Improved after an underwhelming first-half but did not do enough to cause Thomas Tuchel a selection headache after being handed a rare start.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Iranian ballistic missiles have also proved a headache for Israel, the U.S. and Gulf states, which have all expended large stockpiles of expensive interceptors to shoot them down, not always successfully.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

I was too hot and queasy with a headache.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

AI agents bring new headaches to online sellers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

His four-year-old is sick too, complaining of headaches and general weakness.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

JLR moved to cancel the Chinese-built models in 2024 after years of headaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Some victims suffer headaches, nausea, fever, diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal cramps so sharp that a friend calls them “knives in the stomach.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

But when her chills and high fever became severe and she suffered painful headaches, he feared for her life.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow


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