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uncomfortable

[uhn-kuhmf-tuh-buhl, -kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl] / ʌnˈkʌmf tə bəl, -ˈkʌm fər tə bəl /




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Here’s the uncomfortable truth about risk: It disappears from view exactly when it’s most dangerous.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Pratt gave voice to their discontent with the system of one-party rule and said things they too often felt uncomfortable saying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Nick Lichtenberg reports for Fortune on economist Tyler Cowen, who explains why a technological revolution that makes various services more plentiful and cheap may be uncomfortable for some but is exactly what the U.S. needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The optics of other offenders being released early because of prison overcrowding was an uncomfortable contrast too.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Nhamo ate the yams with an uncomfortable feeling that she was being observed.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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