pain
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In Cali, in the southwest, Jorge Leon described the pain of "starting all over again" as he walked beside a yellow truck loaded with his belongings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
He later suffered three back fractures, and to this day the pain is still there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
It found exercise reduces pain and improves function in people with knee osteoarthritis.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
"When the shark bit me, the pain was very strong," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Always before when pain from the gallstones had got too bad, she’d had an operation.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"After years of enduring severe pains from a broken back" and dealing with the healthcare insurance industry, Mangione stated that he had learned UnitedHealthcare would hold an annual conference in Manhattan in December 2024.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Even when intergalactic forces take pains to make the Lantern Corps’ selection process fair, Earth’s unspoken dictates about worthiness make that impossible.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Freeman did not undergo any imaging on his various aches and pains, although he said head athletic trainer Thomas Albert asked if he felt like he needed any.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Is this growing pains or the wobble before the fall?
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Not being able to ask him questions pains me in a new way.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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
When I was in second grade, during a parent teacher conference, my teacher was pained to tell my mother that her son would never learn to read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
"We are deeply pained by the accident...which has preliminarily left more than 38 people injured and 3 dead," Popayan mayor Juan Carlos Munoz wrote on X.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
So do you see why it pained him to be called a monster?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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
Tica massaged her back, which was clearly paining her.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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