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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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Teacher Ignacio Ismael died on May 26 after suffering health complications while at the encampment near the historic center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

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 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

"The fighting is still ongoing, people are suffering and two decades later, more countries than ever before have troops deployed in Somalia."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 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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