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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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“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

He was also suffering, he said, from herniated discs and torn rotator cuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It was a smile meant to hide suffering.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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