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Around the world, hundreds of thousands of fans of K-pop megastars BTS are nursing disappointment after failing to secure a ticket for their highly-anticipated comeback tour.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, if you are nursing brutal losses in bitcoin, here are a few things that might console you a little bit.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

Bowlers James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, who are nursing slight injuries, have been rested before this summer's Ashes series.

From BBC • May 30, 2023

But amid the public fallout, many local families are nursing more personal wounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Here you are nursing all the invalids in town, yet"—— "Indeed, I'm not, papa.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 by Various