long-suffering
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The clip was reshared with the awkward theme music from “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” the HBO comedy in which Hines played Larry David’s long-suffering wife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Now in his 60s, his love of peatland has endured and it often means he stops on walks to investigate, "probably much to the annoyance of my long-suffering family," he laughed.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
This has been welcome news for long-suffering bulls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Investors caught on, earlier this week sending the long-suffering iShares U.S.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Crowding the two babies in the buggy she went over to the factory and had Sissy’s long-suffering foreman get her away from her machine.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
