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headache

[hed-ayk] / ˈhɛdˌeɪk /




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US gas prices rose 9.1 percent in September alone, according to official figures, a headache for residents in a state like Florida, where most people rely on cars to get around.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

That all changed on 21 April last year, when the then-22-year-old fell ill with a terrible headache after getting off a rollercoaster at a theme park in Southend, Essex.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“It’s like taking an aspirin for a headache when you have a brain tumor,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

However, it is in forward areas where O'Neill perhaps has his biggest headache.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

There’s a familiar calm in the room, but the jingle-jangle of Mrs. Newman’s bracelets always gives me a slight headache.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

"I am still nursing an internal wound in my eyes," he said, adding that he now experiences shortness of breath and constant headaches.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

AI agents bring new headaches to online sellers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Basildon Hospital in Essex settled claims from 121 staff, including 85 midwives, who took legal action after reporting fatigue, anxiety, headaches and "brain fog" after the gas levels breached safety limits.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Those headaches are now at the courthouse door, presenting particularly unusual challenges for the justice system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The visit to Dessie might carry its charge into two days more before it petered out and the little headaches came back and business was not so good as last year.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck


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