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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

Sudden or sharp pain at the gym is not OK.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

March 29-April 1, 2023: Francis spends three days at Gemelli with a respiratory infection after feeling a sharp pain in his chest and having trouble breathing.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

It’s hard to breathe, hard to think, and there’s such a sharp pain behind my eyes it makes me see lights.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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