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migraine

[mahy-grayn, mee-] / ˈmaɪ greɪn, ˈmi- /
NOUN
serious headache
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The deluge included AI solutions to more than 300 problems across number theory, algebraic geometry and other fields with names that could give anyone haunted by high-school math a migraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The deluge included more than 700 papers covering hundreds of problems across number theory, algebraic geometry and other fields with names that could give people haunted by high-school math a migraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Lauren saw a crisis team in December, was signed off work for a month and her migraine attacks began to ease.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

"What we're trying to get away from is that preconception that migraine is just a very bad headache."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

I went inside and sat on my bed facing the wall and tried to stop thinking, but I had a severe migraine that night.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

“Listen, y’all … some headaches are not just headaches or migraines, they can be much worse and a warning sign. Get a brain scan if you can and take those headaches seriously.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Welsh government said it recognised the effect migraines can have on people's lives and that guidance was available to help NHS staff diagnose and manage conditions.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Her first symptom was choking “badly” on some water in December 2024, then she had migraines and problems swallowing pills.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Women may be particularly vulnerable to the drugs’s side effects, which can also include nausea, diarrhea, migraines and rarer cases of pancreatitis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

It cost $2,100, but it was worth it to help with Jim’s periodic migraines.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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