stung

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Stung by years of losses, the independent fashion brand appointed retail veteran Ewan Venters as its executive chairman late last year in a bid to turn things around.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Stung from suffering a midweek German Cup elimination by Bayern Munich, Leipzig were dominant in the opening half.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The Waspi women from North Derbyshire have dramatised their own story in a stage play, which has now been turned into a new audio play called Stung, which is available on the Dramafy platform.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Stung by an advertiser boycott and accusations of antisemitism, Elon Musk didn’t hide his hurt feelings in an onstage interview at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit conference.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Stung by this rejection, the three men of the Retrenchment Committee themselves resigned.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson