pains

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Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said while the holiday and airline industry "is at pains to stress there are no current fuel shortages....consumers are getting jittery".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion took pains to clarify that the court was not reversing Allen v.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Which isn’t to say the Grand Prix came without growing pains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Though Powell took pains to discuss the central bank’s independence and other big-picture topics, the end to his Fed term seemed fairly anticlimactic.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

She weighed herself once per week, and although her weight did not fluctuate more than the three pounds her doctor assured her was normal, she took pains to maintain herself.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng