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pain

[peyn] / peɪn /






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He was diagnosed with an inflamed disk, he said, the root of the pain on the right side of his neck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"The impact this has had on the family and friends is horrific. The pain is unbearable."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Users give prior consent for certain health-related recordings, such as those related to sleep, mood, meals and pain levels, to be shared with their welfare workers.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

One of those faces new to me belonged to Charles R., who I was advised by second period had “the cooties” and must therefore, on pain of social suicide, be shunned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“If you find peace in progress, then peace was your ultimate goal, and that’s where you belong. And if you find pleasure in pain, I suspect you have bigger problems.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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