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distress

[dih-stres] / dɪˈstrɛs /




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Distress is high in FHA mortgages, where a lot of first-time buyers and lower-income Americans get their home financing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Distress ensues when these savior suitors, who are bound for a yearlong voyage, fail to show up at the appointed hour to bid the ladies farewell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

One of the aims is that anyone who asks should be able to get help within 24 hours, and should get 14 days of support through Distress Brief Intervention.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

Distress over the draft made it to Fox News.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021

And whereas the Prince spent his life in physically following the hunt, Count Rugen read and studied anything he could get his hands on dealing with the subject of Distress.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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