distress
Example Sentences
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Inhaling MMA can irritate the lungs and, at high levels of exposure, can cause severe respiratory distress and hospitalization; long-term exposure has been linked to serious organ damage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Jonathan Lees, a debt adviser with the charity, said its frontline workers who took up to 80 calls a day were increasingly encountering people in acute distress.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
“We train our models to recognize distress, de-escalate conversations and guide users toward real-world support.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Rainey described a bifurcated US shopper, where "the high income customer is spending with confidence into many categories while the lower income consumer is more budget conscious and perhaps navigating financial distress."
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Back at Holman, it wasn't long before he again showed serious emotional and psychological distress.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing distress
Don't Distress: Words With Irregular Opposites
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "D"
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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