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[payn] / peɪn /






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Angina is chest pain or discomfort typically caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

The inquiry found 97% had worked while in severe pain, 47% had lost income because of their symptoms, and 28% had left a job altogether.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Much of the recent stock-market pain has been centered around technology stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

The opening of Africa's biggest refinery, by billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote, has done little to stem the pain, which has only been ratcheted up further as the war in Iran squeezes global oil prices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

It was the only sign he gave of being in pain.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The minister has been at pains to emphasise that she's committed to the new curriculum.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Also on the agenda is the president’s third-country removal policy and the growing pains of SCOTUSblog.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Most of Mekelle's stores remained shuttered on Sunday, with several business owners taking pains to hide their stocks from Thursday as the federal forces drew closer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Meta’s announcement of the tool took pains to underline how rock-solid it was.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Then, as the hot pains invaded her body, she shouted and thrashed and flailed, shrieking and kicking.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

Lyman steps in, with a semi-comic hint of a John Wayne swagger, to play the peacemaker, exuding a pained sympathy for both his life-wounded daughter and his life-denying wife.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He was pained and frightened: He’d never seen such a thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

In doing a television interview in the aftermath, Lewis Ferguson looked pained and upset.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

“It’s very frustrating,” Doncic said between Games 1 and 2, standing with his hands in his pockets, pained to report that he wasn’t close to returning, five weeks into his eight-week return-to-work timeline.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

“I assume you want to buy the newspaper you’re holding. We ask that customers don’t handle the newspapers unless they plan to purchase one,” the vendor continues, pained.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

A second person said: "The bolt challenge is paining me because it’s innocent and hardworking people on both sides that are suffering for the wickedness and thoughtlessness of other people. Really unfair."

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024

“She can feel pain, and she starts crying, saying, ‘It is here and it is rising and it is paining here and here.'”

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024

“Oh, it was a hurting, paining feeling going through my heart to know that something like that would happen on this street.”

From Fox News ● Aug. 10, 2019

Your silhouette appears on the paining, sometimes surrounded by a glowing aura.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2019

She put her hand on her throat and scrunched up her face like something was paining her.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan


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