distress

OpenAI said it worked with 170 mental-health professionals last year to help its chatbot better recognize signs of distress among users and de-escalate those conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Sensitivity to noise, touch and emotional distress can set off muscle spasms, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The attack forced Hasna to issue a distress call and publicly reveal its position off the coast of Sohar, Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

"This child is being expected to file her own application, also figure out how to file things for her one-year-old baby, while living through the distress of being a detained young mother," Avila-Cimpeanu told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Back at Holman, it wasn't long before he again showed serious emotional and psychological distress.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Sleeping out in the stifling summer heat leaves her exhausted, but what distresses her more is not knowing when or how this situation will end.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

“It distresses us to return work which is not perfect,” the note read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024

The backbencher's bill will introduce harsher sentences for someone who deliberately harasses, alarms, or distresses someone in a public place, and increasing the maximum sentences from six months to two years.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022

“As they help lead us out of our long bout with the pandemic they will provide balm for our distresses and delight for our hearts.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022

But the Lord hath delivered us out of our distresses, and a fog came upon them, and we put up a strong fight, and they has gone out of the Bay entire.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

President George W. Bush later that month vowed to pursue fixes like fortifying cockpit doors and “technology to enable controllers to take over distressed aircraft and land it by remote control.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The drummer said she was distressed by the paucity of water stations available, and feared the triple-digit heat was a risk for fans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Authentic’s interest in Mattel would fit with its strategy of buying up and reviving distressed brands and undervalued intellectual property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Understandably she was incredibly distressed about what had happened."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Jake had a slightly distressed look on his face.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Rumination refers to repeatedly dwelling on distressing thoughts, worries, or negative experiences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

And in the opening line of his latest book—his 54th—he makes a distressing revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

She has now ordered an independent review into what happened and said she understood why it would be distressing for Karol Kelly's family that one of his killers remains on the run.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

What follows is some of the most riveting and distressing testimony ever delivered in such a setting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

This last was most distressing for her, and she cried.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson