at pains

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at pains

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idiomatic, with infinitive Making careful effort (to). The agency has been at pains to stress that its decisions are still based on sound science.

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prep_phrase making careful effort

Français	faire tout son possible pour

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"at pains." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/at%20pains. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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at pains. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/at%20pains

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"at pains." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/at%20pains.

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@misc{at_pains_2026,
  title = {at pains},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at%20pains},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}