be hurting

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: to be very upset and unhappy

My sister has really been hurting since her boyfriend left her.

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In practice, this means the nation’s top consumer financial watchdog has effectively been pulled off the street, prevented from providing oversight over big banks, payday lenders and other financial institutions that could be hurting consumers. —

Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025 State AGs, meanwhile, have launched a flurry of investigations into the ways social media platforms could be hurting kids by deploying addictive design features, culminating in a barrage of lawsuits against Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta in October. —

Cristiano Lima-Strong, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024 Attempts to raise prices may also be hurting signups. —

Cameron Baker, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024 Here are the three Republican absences that will be hurting the margin by which the GOP controls the House. —

Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for be hurting