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(Soundbite of laughter) SAGAL: "Ouch, How Painful is Growing Up" was the name of the show, growing pains.
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The quill-tip savvy book The 50 Greatest Love Letters of All Time (Crown) edited by David H. Lowenherz offers two wayward chapters -- one entitled Painful Separations and another called Fire and Ice.
Samara O'Shea: Book Review: Other People's Love Letters 2008
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As other commenters have noted, McCain's new ad -- "Painful" -- finally corrects (sorta) the income of those families "Obama voted to raised taxes on" that McCain used to talk about.
McCain’s New Ad: Pre-Fact-Checked - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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Catholic HHS Secretary Sebelius Says Being Prohibited from Communion "Painful" -
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Janet Jackson Recalls Her Painful Nose Piercing Experience
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Janet Jackson Recalls Her Painful Nose Piercing Experience
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John McCain 2008 Ad: "Painful" Announcer: Life in the spotlight must be grand, but for the rest of us times are tough.
More Tax Deceptions 2008
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"Painful" is the first word that comes to mind when thinking of sitting on a bike for six hours.
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"Painful," is how USC associate head coach Bob Cantu, who recruited and signed Williams, described it.
latimes.com - News 2011
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"Painful," said a 55-year-old accounting firm employee who tries to pick up other riders at designated places in Woodbridge so she can use the restricted, faster lanes.
NYT > Home Page By SABRINA TAVERNISE 2011
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