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uncomfortably



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Sure, your emergency fund is $20,000, uncomfortably low for you, probably regarded as a godsend for the average Joe.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 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

Raven offers a few hypothetical examples—“Should I stay married? Buy a brownstone? Have a kid?”—that are uncomfortably close to the questions Nick’s friends are at the moment asking themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

As Richard Hasen explains for Slate, today’s ruling was uncomfortably close.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

Rishi moved his arm out of her way, shifting uncomfortably, and she realized she'd just breathed on him and probably grossed him out.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon



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