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uncomfortable

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




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Uncomfortable leaving her Portland home empty for long stretches, she turned to HomeShare Oregon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Uncomfortable talking about her personal life with her colleagues, Palfenier’s presentation focused on her time in college.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2022

Uncomfortable: I agree with your experience 100 percent — just not that it applies here.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

Uncomfortable with relying on other countries, the Chinese government has increasingly turned to western China’s mineral wealth as a way to shore up scarce supplies.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022

Uncomfortable, Jeremy lowered his eyes to the picture Mr. Kravitz had been working on, a stiff drawing of some trees beside a pond.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville




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