A first home clash in the second tier beckons next weekend when they host Partick Thistle, a side who just missed out on promotion to the Premiership last term in an agonising play-off defeat to Ross County on penalties.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/airdrie-boss-offers-nikolay-todorov-30635079

After an agonising three nights with vets, the family took the heartbreaking decision to put their beloved pet to sleep on August 25.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12491243/American-bully-xl-kills-tibetan-terrier-buckingham-owners-traumatised.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

After much agonising between the burgers, fish and steak, I opt for the Masa Chicken Tacos which are superb, freshly made and bursting with flavour.

Source: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/travel-its-now-possible-to-explore-irelands-causeway-coast-in-style-heres-how-4373187

Aguerd’s goal was the subject of an agonising VAR check for offside and Hammers winger Jarrod Bowen clipped the crossbar in first-half stoppage-time.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/uksport/2023/04/02/results-more-important-than-performances-for-west-ham-david-moyes/

Brian Leveson, 55, claims the family has been waiting an agonising eight years for Haringey Council to install a hoist in the bathroom for their son Zack, 18, who has cerebral palsy.

Source: https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/north-london-dad-risks-injury-27811846

But Souttar reckoned he felt even more pain the last time he wore the green-and-gold 13 months later with the agonising last-16 defeat to Argentina in the Qatar finals.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/soccer/souttar-eager-to-exorcise-low-points-back-in-australia-c-9799918

But these were brothers bonded by agonising loss who depended on each other.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64228926?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Captain Farrell, who scored all England's points, said he was "unbelievably proud" of his side, despite the agonising nature of the defeat.

Source: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/english-media-say-apologies-called-27959047

Fantasy Premier League managers all over the globe will be agonising over who’s in and who’s out of their team with not long to go before Friday’s 6.30pm Gameweek 1 deadline.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/10/fantasy-premier-league-football-2023-2024-bargain-deals-19312808/

It all came to a head in 2021, when he needed to be fed by his brother for three months after he was left bed-bound from agonising back spasms brought on by his weight.

Source: https://www.scotsman.com/read-this/father-loses-more-than-half-his-body-weight-to-fulfil-dream-of-playing-football-with-his-children-heres-how-4348399

It’s agonising because each time I pass it creates anxiety as I imagine what happened in those final moments and how the crash might have been avoided."

Source: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/11719662/boy-racer-killed-pal-dodges-jail-mums-plea/

Most people love the feeling of cracking a really hard riddle - but might also recognise the agonising frustration when you just can't work it out.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/adults-left-scratching-heads-tricky-31346033

She lost count of the number of times she was sexually assaulted, with the agonising pain she suffered resulting in a perforated bowel.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12279781/Six-women-raped-abused-Met-cop-David-Carrick-suing-force-failures-stop-him.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The agonising wait until Notts County's play-off semi-final begins, with two games to decide whether this special season is rewarded with a return to the Football League.

Source: https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/another-record-perfect-goal-talking-8400042

Third-placed Wolves dragged the National Basketball League Division Two leaders into a 79-79 tie in the final minute of the contest before having to settle for an agonising 83-79 defeat, in front of 1,038 enthralled fans.

Source: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/23346992.worcester-wolves-come-close-shock-win-birmingham-rockets/?ref=rss

Two weeks ago I stood in this very ambo, with the agonising privilege of presiding at the Requiem Mass of a 37-year-old mother, whose battle with breast cancer, had, one week earlier, come to an end.

Source: https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/cathedral-parish-golden-jubilee-mass-homily/