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pang

[pang] / pæŋ /


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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

I’m relieved, yet hit with a pang of guilt.

From Salon Mar. 3, 2026

At first, even he felt a momentary pang of caution.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

The verdict makes me reflect, with a pang of guilt, about those years of ready meals and snacking.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026

She felt a sudden pang of hunger in her stomach.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

How do you deal with those inevitable pangs?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 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

At holidays or graduations or milestone birthdays, we’d joke about phantom hunger pangs, gesturing to the empty spot where the foil tray should’ve been.

From Salon Sep. 30, 2025

I had been spending insufficient time with my family and Makaziwe’s request provoked pangs of guilt.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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