unhappy situation

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They stay in in their unhappy situation for financial security, social acceptance, status, real estate and whatever else.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2024

“It was a thoroughly unhappy situation I was in, but I was too far gone,” she told Rolling Stone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

In another telephone call, she testified, Ms. Jordan angrily blamed her for her unhappy situation, because Ms. Cristman had urged her to have a baby to combat her frequent depressions.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2014

Asserting yourself makes you feel better, even if you’re in an unhappy situation, he adds. “If you want to beat anxiety and depression, don’t try to be good. Try to be in contact with your emotions.”

From US News • Sep. 26, 2014

In February, 1757, they named their speaker, Isaac Norris, and Franklin to be their emissaries "to represent in England the unhappy situation of the province," and to seek redress by an act of Parliament.

From Benjamin Franklin by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)