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distress

[dih-stres] / dɪˈstrɛs /




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Both investigations agreed that SVB failed after unrealized losses on its portfolio of securities caused financial distress for the bank that its executives weren’t prepared to handle.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

They examined several indicators of well-being, including depression symptoms, psychological distress, self-rated health, employment, and marital status.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

She and others living nearby described the victim as appearing homeless, a characterization that spread quickly through media reports — much to the distress of those who knew Voskanyan.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Golden Dawn made a sensational entry into parliament in 2012, in a climate of social distress linked to the financial crisis in Greece, loss of trust in institutions and discrediting of the main political parties.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

And them girls on the beach, man, they’re all standin’ up now too, realizing our dumb asses are in mad distress.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

Sleeping out in the stifling summer heat leaves her exhausted, but what distresses her more is not knowing when or how this situation will end.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

This is said to produce a form of underwater noise pollution which distresses the animals.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2025

“It distresses us to return work which is not perfect,” the note read.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2024

"This includes lists of probable cause of pavement distresses, and some are related to climate," an ACI spokesperson said.

From Reuters Jul. 22, 2022

But the Lord hath delivered us out of our distresses, and a fog came upon them, and we put up a strong fight, and they has gone out of the Bay entire.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

"He is a man who is distressed about all this," Ford added.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Caring for a single, distressed marine mammal can take significant time and resources.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Ms. Hoagland says she’s likely to walk past the White House every so often and is distressed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Ford made his name investing in distressed or undervalued banks, often alongside famed corporate raider Ronald Perelman, and then flipping them for a big profit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

‘But you can’t leave poor old Bill behind in this forsaken place, Mr. Gandalf!’ cried Sam, angry and distressed.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

What follows is some of the most riveting and distressing testimony ever delivered in such a setting.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Sir Gavin Williamson, MP for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, described it as "extremely distressing news" which had caused a lot of concern in the area.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

The combination of text and image recurs throughout Lynch’s paintings as well, where captions often make distressing narratives explicit.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Clancy's case is "an incredibly distressing and rare outcome of postpartum psychosis," Wilson told AFP last month.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 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




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