be hurting
idiom
: to be very upset and unhappy
My sister has really been hurting since her boyfriend left her.
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Congress, comprising many members in the millionaires club, wouldn’t be hurting too much, but the $0 checks would add up.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Mei and Mericle do find that AI appears to be hurting the employment prospects of young technology workers, especially those in areas exposed to automation, while the overall macro impact is limited, citing similar research by economist Erik Brynjolfsson and the Yale Budget Lab.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Your children will be hurting for the lack of their father’s presence in their life… Either way, the children lose.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Joan Williams, a sociologist at UC Hastings College of the Law, said such economic uncertainty may be hurting young men in particular, and driving political violence.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Mei and Mericle do find that AI appears to be hurting the employment prospects of young technology workers, especially those in areas exposed to automation, while the overall macro impact is limited, citing similar research by economist Erik Brynjolfsson and the Yale Budget Lab.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Your children will be hurting for the lack of their father’s presence in their life… Either way, the children lose.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Joan Williams, a sociologist at UC Hastings College of the Law, said such economic uncertainty may be hurting young men in particular, and driving political violence.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Be hurting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20hurting. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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