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uncomfortably



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The long end of the Treasury curve remained uncomfortably elevated after a volatile trading week.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

Now I live in Gurugram, where footpaths vanish into rubble and garbage, are abruptly blocked by parked vehicles or construction, or sit uncomfortably high above the road.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The Philippine central bank is widely expected to deliver a rate hike on Thursday as inflation remains uncomfortably strong despite a pullback in May.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

As I ambled past groups doing yoga and vacationing families lounging on the grass, pain started to radiate through my ankles and up my shinbones before settling uncomfortably in my hips.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

“Prentisstown?” he says, his Noise getting uncomfortably red, uncomfortably fast.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness



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