sharp pain
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To insert an IUD, a clinician opens the vagina using a speculum and grips the cervix with a type of forceps, which can cause a sudden, sharp pain.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026
A hornet sting can trigger sharp pain, tissue damage, and serious systemic problems such as the destruction of red blood cells and cardiac dysfunction, any of which can be fatal.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025
I felt this intensely sharp pain and I thought I was going to die.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2024
On Feb. 1, Megwa was doing a lateral shuffling drill and felt a sharp pain in his left knee.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
And he felt a tiny, sharp pain in his throat.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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