distressed

Example Sentences

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Hernández was distressed by the U.S. attack, which killed dozens of people and is widely seen as illegal under international law.

From Los Angeles Times

“The biggest beneficiaries of transfer of oil from Venezuela to the U.S. will be existing creditors and hedge funds who have bought the distressed assets,” Raj told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

“The biggest beneficiaries of transfer of oil from Venezuela to the U.S. will be existing creditors and hedge funds who have bought the distressed assets,” Raj told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Briana Fair, a mental health clinician with the San Mateo Police Department, received a dozen voicemails from the same distressed caller over a single weekend this month.

From Los Angeles Times

For weeks now, angry and distressed residents in Indonesia's westernmost province have been raising white flags over the state's slow response to a series of deadly floods.

From BBC