anguish
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In the Commons on Wednesday, Burnham said he understood the "anguish" of victims and "listened to what they were saying".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
In Australia, home to a 3,000-strong Tibetan community, exiles were in anguish about family in Tibet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Over the coming months, I talked to half a dozen more strangers, and with each little bit of banter, the foggy air of anguish that had surrounded me slowly began to evaporate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The more we accept that anguish is a basic part of life, the less we care.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
I looked around my crowded office, at the stacks of records and papers, each pile filled with tragic stories, and I suddenly didn't want to be surrounded by all this anguish and misery.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
There are few things Americans agree on these days, but one is a shared delight in the anguishes of the Durham, N.C., basketball behemoth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
If the status quo triumphs, his enemies will have to find a new scapegoat for the anguishes of a divided city in the throes of reinvention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
Their anguishes are likewise balanced, so you never know where to land your sympathy.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2018
It anguishes him so much he must get rid of it.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2016
He ended by abandoning himself to the torrent of anguishes suddenly dammed by the chant of psalms slowly rising in his tortured head.
From Against the Grain by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
There are anguished conversations with parents who are desperate for their child to be kept alive, despite doctors saying there is no hope.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
"All of us, including the volunteers and support teams are deeply anguished," the Hindu guru, whose real name is Jagdish Vasudev, added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Their two duets—one of anguished farewell, the other of joyful reunion—were beautifully blended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
That kind of anguished, not-funny witticism is another commonplace of the American educated classes: OMG, what has happened to this country?
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
Her joints were swollen and stiff, making her crooked, and it anguished her to walk.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Saying goodbye to them had been the single most anguishing moment of my entire life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Emerson recalled an occasion when he was forced to sit in silence for a long time during a session, which he found anguishing.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
In the midst of an anguishing public health failure, some researchers are questioning the very way we determine who is at risk of suicide.
From Slate ● May 20, 2024
Experts say it's not just the hostage families who are trapped in an anguishing wait.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
The pig squirms all over the ground, and its squeals become deeper and more anguishing.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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