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misery

[miz-uh-ree] / ˈmɪz ə ri /




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And they are far smaller problems than the ones that currently make tax season such a misery every year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Dolan had led the New York Knicks through decades of misery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

But he also knows the misery of being left off one.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

There's also the very visible, and seemingly intractable, problem of homelessness, which inflicts misery on the thousands who suffer it and scars the streets of great cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Panic and horror and misery had taken hold of her, but her numb lips formed words, tried to keep him talking.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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