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suffering

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


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The “Cars” franchise may have, God-willing, come to an end, but Pixar is still suffering the consequences.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Jurors awarded Nancy Iskander another $35 million for serious emotional distress and $34 million to Zachary, their surviving son, for emotional suffering.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

As Miller once wrote, “Precisely because we experience limits—vulnerability, suffering and failure—we can recognize the inviolable dignity of every person, both our own and that of others.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It "was planned long in advance" and created ongoing suffering among victims and their families that is "simply indescribable," prosecutor Matthias Boettcher told the court.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Even before the storm, however, the men had been suffering from the constant wet.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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