distressed
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With a potential rent freeze looming, the Mamdani administration has been looking for ways to provide relief to financially distressed landlords.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
As demand waned in the following years, companies conducted mass layoffs, leading private-equity firms to swoop in to pick over the remains of distressed assets.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
"I've worked in other homes where there's no air conditioning unit and residents would become agitated and more distressed," she explained, adding there were restrictions on how far they could open windows.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
It definitely stands out, because judges do this only when they’re very distressed.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
My brother’s fashion sensibilities run more into the support-your-sports-team end of the aesthetics spectrum, whereas this guy is wearing a faded concert T-shirt under a fashionably loud plaid jacket and fitted, distressed jeans.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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