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distress

[dih-stres] / dɪˈstrɛs /




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Lindsay Toczylowski, co-founder of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, said her organization received a hotline call from a witness who reported seeing Ramos-Solano struggling to breathe and in visible distress.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

In contrast, lower-quality diets were more often linked to higher levels of psychological distress.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

No fever, no gastrointestinal distress, nothing resembling a cold, flu or Covid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Currently, the charity runs a helpline that helps fighters in severe distress.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

I try not to look at my mom, but I can feel the distress on her face.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott