upset
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“I don’t think it’s impossible,” Ralston, founder and chief executive of the Nevada Independent news site, said of a Democratic upset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Residents affected by wildfires say they were left "angry and upset" after a mural of Prime Minister Andy Burnham was painted on a blackened mountainside above their homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
A visibly upset Harry said in an emotional February 2025 BBC interview that he missed the UK, and he wanted to reconcile with his family.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Honestly,” Fox wrote, “a little upset because I was actually an Alex Rosen fan.”
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Whatever has you so upset at such an early hour?”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Bangladesh thrashed Australia by nine wickets on the fourth day of the series-opener in Darwin to complete one of Test cricket's greatest upsets.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
They were painstakingly close to achieving one of the tournament's great upsets against Argentina, leading 2-0 with just minutes left to play before the defending champions staged an astonishing 3-2 comeback win.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
But the hour that Egypt spent believing it was about to record one of the great upsets in World Cup history was merely prologue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
“It’s just since I moved in here. It was neat when I moved in, and I’ve had the compulsion to keep it that way. It upsets me now if anything is out of place.”
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
Moseley says the exact opposite: "There is really high-quality work on masking, and it's startling and upsetting to see such work be denigrated."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
"There were all sorts of rumours flying around, it was very upsetting," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I know it's very upsetting to the community, but this is where we are."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some mortgage bankers have worried about upsetting financial advisers, central to the bank’s growth plans, who were close to senior executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Lucinda explains that after our cousins’ departure, too many upsetting things have been happening and that’s why Mami hasn't wanted us out of her sight.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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