distressed
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But she said there were "a few people who are quite distressed with the situation".
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
The distressed locals approached Valdez with cellphone videos they’d taken of the act.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
“I was distressed that the sacred space of trust that I so carefully cultivated with each patient was being breached by the institution without my knowledge or assent,” she wrote.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
In 1995, while still in law school, he started his first firm, MG Capital, which acquired and ran distressed manufacturing companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“Oh no!” the girl said again, just as distressed as before.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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