discomfort
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But at some stage it’s likely the discomfort will get too much for the shorts and they may feel forced to buy back their positions.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
But other times we have to stop because of discomfort or panic, a reality that affects us for the worse.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
People are showing up in barely-there outfits to business conferences and weddings, prompting shock and discomfort among other attendees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Former British number one Jack Draper has withdrawn on the eve of another tournament because of the long-term arm injury which continues to cause him discomfort.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
They make inside jokes in Fante and then stare directly at me to encourage optimal discomfort.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
As the latest heat wave discomforts Europe, France is arguing about air conditioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
After the interview, Isaac and co-host Ronald Young Jr. talk about the challenges and discomforts of self-promotion.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2024
They demonstrate that resilience is not always about unwavering composure but about challenging the status quo, addressing discomforts with candor, and urging listeners to find strength beyond the lures of capitalism.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
Eventually, she says her feeling of "personal responsibility" outweighed the discomforts of her pregnancy.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2023
Such discomforts were not new to me, but lately I had become accustomed to regular meals and soft bedding.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
It is not a given that Newey would be discomforted by Horner's departure.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2024
Duckett had been discomforted by the short ball and Root caught off a no-ball, yet England refused to temper their aggression.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023
Mr. Kriegel’s raw emotion, it was plain, discomforted them.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
In Japan, sponsors long had been privately discomforted with the widespread public opposition to the Games, but until now, they had been largely silent publicly.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2021
I apologized by instinct to him for this mishap which discomforted only me.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
Stark, discomforting amplification diminishes intimacy and the luxurious richness of Bullock’s soprano, which easily fills a room on its own, suggests quiet terror, the lonely state of Nina Simone’s “Images.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026
That calmed worries that had built on Wall Street that the inflation data could show a discomforting reacceleration.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
It serves as a reminder of the discomforting way the true crime genre has trained us to consume tragedy and turn murderers, victims, and loved ones left behind into characters.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2022
The robot’s movements, informed by years of studying how birds walk, include a slight sway in its frame when it is at rest, to dispel the discomforting stillness that bothers humans.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
Something is discomforting about a sun that gives no heat but keeps shining.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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