pains

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The police and FBI took pains to stress that Long was not a suspect in the LaGuardia bombing.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026

What 250 years means: 250 years of America is joy, devastation, pain, suffering, growing pains, heartache, injustices, tears, happiness, growth, homesteading lifestyle, culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

The researchers emphasized that their work focuses only on serious muscle disorders that result in hospital admission or death, not the milder muscle aches and pains that some people experience.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

The growing pains of his quick transition have been quite public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

“What do they tell in Karhide?” he would say, rubbing his legs, which tormented him with aches and shooting pains, and turning to me his face with its shy, sly, patient smile.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin