anguish
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From anguish on Saturday evening to some sort of relief on Monday.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
"This fund would be a game changer for them. You cannot describe the pain and anguish when a loved one is going through cancer," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Despite the anguish — often told as a punch line — the winner of the competition offered a glimmer of hope to the nearly 90 attendees live-voting throughout the show via an app.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
If he endured personal anguish after the failure of his first marriage or the self-immolation of legacy journalism, we get no hint of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
And though I had been instructed to say this, I found no trouble summoning the anguish of its meaning.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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