But that pattern of inequality was roughly consistent across space, unlike the sharp modern gaps between countries, and even kings and popes died of illnesses and suffered from toothaches like everyone else.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
The limitations can turn even common ailments — such as toothaches or ear pain — into difficult medical conundrums.
Bondi's public embrace of the president, however, marked a sharp departure from her predecessors, who generally took pains to maintain an arm's-length distance from the White House to protect the impartiality of investigations and prosecutions.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2026
Whether biennials or museum shows, exhibitions are spaces for learning about images, the world, and the pains and delights of being alive.
The book cover trend, imbued with nostalgia for childhood, promises fiction that grapples with the pangs of adulthood in an age of precarity.
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Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Minnesota fans may have had some mild pangs over parting with Buium or Rossi, but a mid- to late-20s pick for arguably the best defenseman on the planet?
Searches of Reddit's r/mintmobile on Tuesday for complaints about that only surfaced gripes about iffy performance, apparently disconnected from that usage threshold.
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