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stung

[stuhng] / stʌŋ /


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General Motors GM 1.58%increase; up pointing triangle , stung in recent years by critical parts shortages, is setting up a $4.5 billion safety net designed to keep critical components flowing through supply-chain troubles.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

But please do not do this if you have allergies, or are likely to get stung.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Though stung, physically and emotionally, Sara carries on with a trip to the Devil’s Mouth caves because her recently deceased father visited them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

He and his wife left the town for Bordeaux on Saturday, but found that in the city "the air was acrid - it stung your eyes and people were wearing masks".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

This time, when the snow landed on Aru, it stung.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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