suffering
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Alcaraz had been competing in his first tournament for over five months after suffering a wrist injury that left him in pain every day.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He said he passes the days by watching soccer on TV, though he has been unable to play since suffering a knee injury prior to his capture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The contrast between those economies suffering direct harm from the war, and those enjoying a boost from AI, is marked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Given all the suffering I’d seen, I had expected my medbed search to end with a villain.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
It seems obscene to say that I was happy amid so much suffering.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Researchers have increasingly linked such sufferings to heavy social media use among adolescents.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
The letter did not spare the absent father the grim truth: “Her sufferings were great.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Throughout the trip, he was deeply moved by the sufferings he witnessed in Gaza and focused on providing aid to the widowed and elderly, he added.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
He reminded Americans that they had “in a common cause fought and triumphed together. The independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint councils and joint efforts—of common dangers, sufferings, and successes.”
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025
“A queen must know the sufferings of her people.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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