painfully
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Games were painfully long, the sport too resistant to change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The morning of the disaster remains painfully vivid, as Jeanette recalled how Edwina quickly returned home before the school day had begun.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
What’s brutally, painfully clear, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is that Holmes has not yet learned how to use her own voice.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
The “Cornell Seven” case brings questions I usually study around the world painfully close to home.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The pleasure is mine,” I say, painfully aware that I haven’t shaved in two days, my clothes are stiff with manure, and that manure is not the only unpleasant scent rising from my body.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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