pains
Britishplural noun
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care, trouble, or effort (esp in the phrases take pains, be at pains to )
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painful sensations experienced during contractions in childbirth; labour pains
Example Sentences
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He was stressed, suffering the chest pains and swollen joints of recurrent rheumatic fever.
From Literature
Bostic isn’t the only Fed official who has taken pains to emphasize the importance of the central bank’s independence this year.
I forced myself to wait in the bush a little longer, and while I did, all my pains sank in.
From Literature
The compact nature of the production, performed without intermission in just over 90 minutes, awkwardly exposes the melodrama that Ibsen took great pains to undercut.
From Los Angeles Times
Citrini is at pains to point out at the start of their note that this scenario is not a prediction.
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