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suffering

[suhf-er-ing, suhf-ring] / ˈsʌf ər ɪŋ, ˈsʌf rɪŋ /


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In this forbidding portrait, suffering threatens to outweigh the tantalizing possibility of redemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Mikel Arteta's side have been hit by injuries amid international breaks previously this season, with captain Odegaard as well as Gabriel, Timber and Italy's Riccardo Calafiori suffering problems.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"We think Asia will, for now, be the ones suffering the most," Kpler president Jean Maynier told AFP in an interview at the company's offices in Singapore.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

This month, the zoo announced Tina was suffering from an infection and abnormal buildup of fluid in her uterus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Of all the world’s errors, he seemed to feel, the most fundamental was the “erasing” of people, the “hiding away” of suffering.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French