headache

Example Sentences

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“We’ll handle the detailed process so you can focus on what’s important. Leave the headache and sea of confusing paperwork to us!” says the website for one such company, called Alumni Counseling Service.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Smart castaways might establish startups that end up competing with the big tech companies, a headache a large workforce helps protect against.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The shooting was described as a "headache" for the Mexican government in local reports.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

“Now, Mother, I haven’t troubled Constance with any of that nonsense. There’s nothing to tell, really. Itchy rash. Coughing fits. A stiff brandy and a headache lozenge, and I’m good as new.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood