gut-wrenching

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'60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, looks at the gut-wrenching impact of the recession on a once-indelible safety net: state and county medical services.

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  • FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: From the gut-wrenching play that lost the Dillon Panthers the State Championship in the closing seconds of the game to Tyra Collete's heartbreaking college entrance essay, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS continues to be the best show on television nobody is watching. —  the TV addict
  • With the Wild 54.3 seconds from stealing at least a point from Joe Louis Arena, Hossa scored the winning goal during a gut-wrenching 3-2 Wild defeat. —  Kansas City Star: Front Page
  • It's gut-wrenching, and hard [to play] in a long run. —  Playbill.com : News
  • The developments have been gut-wrenching for alleged victims, who believe the church papers will contain evidence of criminal wrongdoing by church leaders. —  - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community
  • With the Wild 54.3 seconds from committing the crime of the century and stealing at least a point from Joe Louis Arena, Hossa scored the winning goal in a gut-wrenching 3-2 Wild defeat. —  StarTribune.com rss feed
 

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