distressing

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Justice Secretary Neil Gray said he had met Clackmannanshire Council officials and the local MSP to "discuss what support the Scottish government could provide to those affected through what is a deeply distressing time".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called the case "distressing" and said "there are questions about the sentence".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Dan used a horizontal bar lined with LED lights that kept my eyes dancing and darting as he prompted me to recall a distressing childhood memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

NHS South East London ICB said Mehta's was a "longstanding and complex case", and that the board recognised "how difficult and distressing a prolonged hospital stay can be for Mr Mehta and his family".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

It was like one of those distressing dreams in which one must take a quiz for which one has had no chance to prepare.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood