painful

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Roos, the former options market maker, believes the latest leg higher for stocks could ultimately give way to a painful pullback as investors take profits and positioning shifts.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Germany's industrial decline is taking a painful toll on communities that have long relied on local manufacturing titans for jobs, prosperity and a sense of a secure future.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The virus that started with an outbreak on a cruise ship has infiltrated the public consciousness, and it feels like déjà vu: resurrecting painful memories of the Covid-19 pandemic that shut down the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

That clutch hitting helped the Bruins avoid a painful loss to open postseason play.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

I thought it would be too painful to see.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman