feelings
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Leala Hernandez, a new San Diego State University graduate still looking for a job as an accountant, puts her feelings about AI more bluntly: “I wish it wasn’t here.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Proponents note that it requires a great deal of experience and specialized skills, often in managing the intense feelings it can stir, which can overwhelm a patient and the therapist alike.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Guardiola attempted to find the words to sum up the feelings of the day.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
His repeated attempts to flex expensive restaurant bills and hardman tough talk land like a waterlogged handkerchief after he’s spent song after song cataloging all the specific ways we’ve all hurt his feelings.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Then they would say, "Why does he always cry when we change him?" as if their feelings were hurt.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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