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make uncomfortable



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The folly of youth and the harsh realities of old age make uncomfortable bedfellows.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

That is likely to make uncomfortable reading for the ECB, which targets price growth of 2%, as it suggests that inflation is increasingly being fuelled by excess demand and is at risk of becoming entrenched.

From Reuters Sep. 30, 2022

Albert Bonfil, director of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Los Angeles, doesn’t recommend trying to make uncomfortable media more tolerable; “emotional avoidance,” as he describes it, generally isn’t helpful.

From Washington Post Oct. 14, 2021

When viewed through the prism of “countering the #Daesh narrative”, these movies make uncomfortable viewing.

From The Guardian Mar. 8, 2016

Why should some coarse, ill-bred persons, whether they have or have not been favored with invitations, strive to embarrass and make uncomfortable those to whom the situation is already sufficiently trying?

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson




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