distressingly

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Distressingly, the episode in Jamestown is not an isolated incident.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022

Distressingly beautiful and subtly provocative, “White on White,” the slow-burn second feature from the Spanish-Chilean director Théo Court, considers the casual violence of image-making against a 19th-century backdrop of flesh-and-bones barbarism.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2021

Distressingly squishy, way too buttery, overwhelmingly smoky-pungent, awfully salty … it seems like they’re going for an extra-fancy version of a drive-in-style burger, but they’ve massively overengineered this thing.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2018

Distressingly, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s projections for global warming suggest that the earth’s climate will be 31 degrees warmer on average by about 2025.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2016

Distressingly, many of the rare recent download winners on the US app chart are relatively low-budget, indie titles like Mr. Jump.

From Forbes • Mar. 25, 2015