misery
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Manso said the PCC provides what recruits feel they can’t get elsewhere: escape from “the utter misery of urban life.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The boss of a water company has admitted to MPs it "failed" customers when severe supply issues caused misery for tens of thousands of people over the winter.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Many providers lack the funding to hire a critical person who can help reduce incidents and a resident’s individual misery: on-site mental health specialists.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
For the first two months at the Matsapha Correctional Centre, Rom said he and fellow deportees "went through misery" -- allowed outdoors for only 15 minutes a day and given one weekly phone call.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
It made him run faster, with anger, misery, and guilt tearing at him.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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