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The phrase "as it hurt" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey a feeling of pain or discomfort, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "She winced as it hurt, trying to suppress her reaction."
Alternatives: "as it pained" or "as it stung."
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It still hurt him as much as it hurt me to hear this.
Much as it hurt, East had to pitch his club queen.
The impeachment drive of 1998 hurt them almost as much as it hurt President Clinton.
As much as it hurt to read your editorial about New Orleans this morning, thank you for publishing it.
Still, this was a turn of events that may well have benefited Sharpton nearly as much as it hurt his friend in Chicago.
He understood that my ability to be truthful to myself had to take precedence, even as much as it hurt him and would change his life as profoundly as it would mine.
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Black's main weaknesses are an almost complete inability to deal with enchantments and artifacts, its tendency to hurt itself almost as badly as it hurts the opponent, and difficulties in removing other Black creatures.
For which, read: Kent Reliance, which owns OneSavings Bank, is very cross about a policy that hurts its bet on buy-to-let mortgages as much as it hurts tenants.
It hurts me, as it hurts you, my neighbors".
It hurts them as much as it hurts me that so much time is wasted.
"I would have to admit that, much as it hurts".
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