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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

It did criticise the party's complaints process, and Prof Singh said it should make "uncomfortable reading".

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2022

But the great ones separate themselves when pressured heavily, when forced to make uncomfortable decisions and when asked to overcome a team’s deficiencies.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2022

To have to make uncomfortable haste to be first, or else to await shivering the good pleasure of your next-door neighbor, is according to Mr. Rodney, a hardship too great for human endurance.

From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess


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