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  • present participle of suffer.
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suffering

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


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Jill Biden speaks about the pain and suffering her husband endured during the last presidential campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“The housing is needed. There is a real human suffering cost tied to endless delays.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Two years on from suffering his cardiac arrest, Lockyer returned to football with Bristol Rovers.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“The El Niño is going to be very bad this year, and there are spots in the United States already suffering from a drought,” he told me in a recent interview.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

There was hope in his words, in his stories of survival, even if he was still suffering from the old wounds.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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