stinging

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Bass faced stinging criticism over her absence from the city when the fire broke out and her handling of the recovery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor made that clear in her stinging and persuasive dissent from the court’s denial of certiorari.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

To others, it put a stop to nights of stinging eyes and stinking clothes - and, most importantly, it saved lives.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

An equally stinging rebuke came out of the primary race in the Eighth Congressional district, to replace Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Then she shook her head, which Bat knew was the sign for “no,” and he felt his eyes stinging with unspilled tears.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold