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headache

[hed-eyk] / ˈhɛdˌeɪk /




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Now I was lifting myself from the bathroom floor with shaking hands for a fitful night of tossing in bed, a raging headache waiting for me in the morning.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2026

He had mild flu-like symptoms and on the 30 December he went back to bed with a headache.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

That’s a headache for many companies but unlikely to rattle the market, which is coming to terms with the view that tariffs are here to stay—but with some guardrails.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Early symptoms resemble those of other, more common diseases: fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

On the fourth day, he woke with a headache and arrived at Shady Glen in an extra-cross mood.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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