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Hodges cried out in pain, and managed to shake the man off before his eye was permanently damaged.
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
In practice, upstream suicide prevention means changing the conditions that either promote wellbeing or drive despair, not waiting to respond only once people are in pain.
—Scott Lomurray, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Star goalie Igor Shesterkin was left writhing in pain after attempting to stop oncoming Utah Mammoth forward JJ Peterka.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Peterka did not appear to make contact with Shesterkin, who lay down in the net in pain while he was attended to by a trainer and then helped off the ice.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
In practice, upstream suicide prevention means changing the conditions that either promote wellbeing or drive despair, not waiting to respond only once people are in pain.
—Scott Lomurray, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Star goalie Igor Shesterkin was left writhing in pain after attempting to stop oncoming Utah Mammoth forward JJ Peterka.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Peterka did not appear to make contact with Shesterkin, who lay down in the net in pain while he was attended to by a trainer and then helped off the ice.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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“In pain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pain. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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