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twinging

verb

variants or twingeing

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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Sinner lost early at the French Open despite leading by two sets and 5-1 in the third due to cramping.

— Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The treatment for a cramp may vary depending on the root cause; for instance, if an athlete is cramping because they’re dehydrated, then the best remedy would be IV fluid or electrolyte water.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 June 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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The night had brought booming thunder through a steady rain, swelling the rivers and creeks that ran through or just around the town.

— Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Myfembree may cause swelling of your face, lips, mouth or tongue, trouble breathing, skin rashes, and redness.

— Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 14 July 2026

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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
Just months after the epic conclusion of Stranger Things, David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown are already itching to get back on set together.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

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But that came before Williams’ stinging comments about the settlement between the Justice Department and IRS.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
In the Mark Dolan Show interview and in a stinging essay for the Daily Mail, Griffiths accused the king’s son of making false allegations against her.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

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