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suffer

[suhf-er] / ˈsʌf ər /




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"I just can't accept this anymore. How many more women in Okinawa have to suffer like this? Everyone is angry," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Survivors, including the Aharons, suffer from post-traumatic stress.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Older adults are also more likely to suffer fractures, while younger children are more likely to sustain head and neck injuries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

In court filings, Cole’s firm asserts that 26.8% of adults suffer from asthma or asthma-like conditions and 27.5% suffer from chemical sensitivity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Odysseus did not lose his life, but if he did not suffer as much as some of the Greeks, he suffered longer than them all.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

“That’s a reality when you live in a rural area where healthcare isn’t available,” said Rosenthal, who suffers from Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

In “Let Them Eat Goo,” South Park Elementary decides to replace its cafeteria meat with a plant-based substitute after Cartman suffers two heart attacks.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Her husband suffers from gout, and doesn’t eat red meat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

However, after getting the script again years later, he could not resist the work of writer Paul Mayhew-Archer, who suffers from the condition himself.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Father Monaghan is aware of her terrible secret—that she suffers from leprosy—and he wants to keep her as healthy as possible.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

And just like that, we suffered a loss of propulsion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

He had a few bad-luck stumbles in races, and suffered from nagging injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Due to the strikes, about 100,000 households in Kyiv and the region suffered internet outages.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys suffered an unexpected loss to the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their undrafted rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels in front of a home crowd on “Thursday Night Football.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Others suffered nightmares and panic attacks for the rest of their lives, and some shell-shock victims were confined to insane asylums.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

But his injuries left him unable to walk and suffering "life-changing physical limitations" and "significant psychological consequences".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Pike's legal team had previously objected to the execution IV protocol, saying it would have caused needless suffering due to her small veins and a blood condition.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Three days later, on Aug. 25, he was found again unresponsive in his cell after suffering a “second catastrophic emergency,” according to the claim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

That’s because you’ve got debate fever, suffering reader.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026

"When I first came here and saw the suffering and ruin, it nearly broke my heart. A once-great city flattened, and the people digging in the mud like dogs. I could hardly bear it."

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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