pang
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"In the initial weeks, I had this really strange pang of wanting to go back. Because it was something I understood," Gershkovich recalled.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
A pang of guilt ripped through me: Had I compromised a source?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
I cackle at the distance between perfection and utter collapse, but I also feel a pang of tenderness: I am moved by their effort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
And that’s perfectly OK for them, because they won’t suffer a pang of guilt because of their decision, and they won’t actually feel better about accepting the $150 if they give half of it away.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
Despite himself, despite everything coursing through his mind at the moment, he felt another pang of guilt.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
In a free society, there is no right to be shielded from information that might cause pangs of doubt.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
The 14-year-old first felt the pangs of online addiction in the days after the ban started.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
"We are suffering the pangs of growth because India knows how to handle poverty, not prosperity."
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
On “Cherry Blue,” piano-like tones echo inside a canyon of reverb, triggering pangs of loneliness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Gnawing on a carrot to still their hunger pangs, they walk from their cold houses through cold streets to an even colder classroom.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing pang
Where the Red Fern Grows
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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