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distress

[dih-stres] / dɪˈstrɛs /




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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

Glassman said the medical examiner’s update does not affect the civil case, which is about the district’s inaction in protecting a child in distress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

But some bereaved families have spent years trying to access their late loved ones' money, telling the BBC of multiple forms, numerous phone calls, and great distress.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“Due to the unique anatomy of their airways, bulldogs can experience more respiratory distress in their golden years and may also have a harder time regulating their temperature as a result,” Greenstein says.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

“A very subtle microexpression of distress or unhappiness. It’s only in the eyebrows—in fact, just in one eyebrow.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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