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long-suffering

[lawng-suhf-er-ing, -suhf-ring, long-] / ˈlɔŋˈsʌf ər ɪŋ, -ˈsʌf rɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ- /


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Long-suffering Golden State power customers already pay the highest electricity rates in the lower 48 states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Long-suffering supporters will hope this Friday night in Paris can be the start of another such voyage.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

Long-suffering Jets fans have been delirious since the four-time NFL MVP declared in March he only wanted to play for New York.

From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Long-suffering fans made up for that gap by filling the downtown ballpark and raucously supporting a franchise that has made only seven trips to the postseason in its 54 seasons.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

I thought, “Yet Joe, dear Joe, you never tell of it. Long-suffering and loving Joe, you never complain. Nor you, sweet-tempered Biddy!”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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