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With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Especially when businesses and households already are chafing under the costs of the transition to date.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

He said he suffered extreme wetsuit chafing and that parts of his tongue fell off due to saltwater exposure.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

She replied that she had struggled with "bleeding and chafing" for years and the doctor suggested she could have a surgical reduction, to which Shields agreed.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025

Shadrach asked, removing the boy’s heavy shoes and chafing his feet with cheerful vigor.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt