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suffer

[suhf-er] / ˈsʌf ər /




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“To see how much hatred can come from a song I wrote in my living room, meant to speak on how hard it is to watch people suffer, is tragic,” the singer wrote on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

“Those who engage in these criminal acts against these animals will suffer the consequences,” Hochman said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

I don’t know how best to help without having my own immediate family suffer because of all the time I’m away and the money I spend on gas, taking him out to eat, etc.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Women are more prone to infections and sepsis, and can suffer from severe and ongoing pain, as well having to deal with psychological trauma, anxiety and depression.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

I couldn’t believe I had to leave my talking alien cat to go suffer another week of Camp Eclipse.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

In “Let Them Eat Goo,” South Park Elementary decides to replace its cafeteria meat with a plant-based substitute after Cartman suffers two heart attacks.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Back at his house where he lives with his wife and their four children, he now walks with a limp and says he also suffers from constant headaches.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Over longer horizons, however, the S&P 500 on average barely suffers a hiccup because of first hikes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

"Sudan suffers the most from weapons and their illegal flow. However, expanding such a sanctions regime will weaken the protection of civilians," said Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

It turns out that the German beer industry suffers from small-scale production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Polymarket has reimbursed some customers who suffered losses, while others have worked with their banks to reverse unauthorized charges, said a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

They also said their son-in-law had suffered from worsening post-traumatic stress disorder.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Not because the town suffered from an acute shortage of organic kale, exactly.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

“Since 2016, we’ve recruited 20,000 people that have applied for membership in the party,” Sims told me, though the party has long suffered from overstatement when it comes to self-reported membership numbers.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

Were they so greedy, or so desperate, that they didn’t care who suffered?

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

She served in Ohio’s state legislature for nearly a decade and spent the first part of her political career working from a wheelchair after suffering a stroke in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Hodgkinson has endured two injury-plagued seasons since winning Olympic gold in Paris in 2024, waiting for more than a year to race again after suffering a hamstring injury the following February.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

No cause of death was provided, but Peter Max had been suffering from advanced dementia, according to the Associated Press.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The Semi and the Roadster have been in the works for years, suffering repeated delays since they were both introduced to investors by Musk as concepts in November 2017.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Often the president ran a fever, and the room's high temperature increased his suffering.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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