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twinging

verb

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present participle of twinge

as in throbbing

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Workers are paying for it as the people in charge mostly ignore our throbbing national headache.

— Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 8 July 2026
When Marlowe awoke the next morning, her head was still throbbing and Declan's side was empty, the sheets lineless.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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Severe cases can cause tingling sensations in the hands and feet, and without treatment the disease can progress to respiratory or kidney failure.

— Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Holland also told Fallon his Spidey senses are tingling for an England championship win.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

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Infected people may have symptoms including watery diarrhea, cramping and bloating for weeks, and because symptoms can take a week or longer to show up after exposure, zeroing in on the culprit can be difficult.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Symptoms usually start two to five days after exposure and can include cramping, a fever and diarrhea that may be bloody.

— Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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His vision of transient living, where violence, desolation and sexuality were expressed through an aching slide guitar, offered a counterpoint to the gospel heard throughout southern Baptist churches.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
The Hot Stone Massage is the ultimate R&R, using warm volcanic stones to calm and soothe aching muscles in a full-body, 60- or 90-minute massage.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

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If cancer has spread to nearby tissues or organs, other signs may include difficulty or pain with peeing, loss of appetite and weight, dull backache or swelling in your legs, pelvic and abdominal pain, diarrhea and fatigue.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
That way, the treatment will have settled into your skin, while still giving a little bit of time to heal in the event that swelling or bruising occurs.

— Rio Viera-Newton, Vogue, 23 July 2026

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The experience was one that had Dawkins itching to get into his own vehicle.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
These new voices energized voters itching for change and convinced that congressional Republicans were not fighting President Barack Obama hard enough.

— David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

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Off the back of her high-profile return to music and very public stinging attack of David Harbour, Prime Video is making a doc about Lily Allen.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Symptoms of smoke inhalation include coughing, trouble breathing, wheezing, asthma attacks, stinging eyes, scratchy throat, runny nose and irritated sinuses, headaches, tiredness, chest pain and a fast heartbeat.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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