distress
Example Sentences
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Wadhwaney wants companies with either strong balance sheets, or improving ones that can withstand distress.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
There is also value in distinguishing between information and action — research on perceived control and stress consistently shows that the gap between awareness and agency is one of the strongest predictors of psychological distress.
From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026
For support and more information on emotional distress, help is available on the BBC Action Line.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
But despite the jump in inflation expectations, signs of higher energy costs feeding through to broader price pressures so far look limited given the frail economic outlook and growing distress within the U.K. labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The Soviets quickly caught on to the emotional distress and instability of their prized secret agent.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing distress
Don't Distress: Words With Irregular Opposites
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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