discomfort
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The discomfort led me to look into other wellness experiences that directly address menopause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
And to create this air of discomfort, Fennell crafted a movie that darts from hopeful to despairingly bleak in the blink of an eye.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
She says everyday activities that once came with substantial discomfort are now much easier.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“But that humidity certainly adds to the discomfort and the ‘real feel’ heat,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
As an added discomfort, they were all young, attractive, and well dressed, causing me to feel not unlike Pa Kettle trapped backstage after a fashion show.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
As the latest heat wave discomforts Europe, France is arguing about air conditioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
After the interview, Isaac and co-host Ronald Young Jr. talk about the challenges and discomforts of self-promotion.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2024
They demonstrate that resilience is not always about unwavering composure but about challenging the status quo, addressing discomforts with candor, and urging listeners to find strength beyond the lures of capitalism.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
Eventually, she says her feeling of "personal responsibility" outweighed the discomforts of her pregnancy.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2023
I had not considered that travel would have so many discomforts.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
He was lively with the new ball and again after lunch, when he discomforted Jacks.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
He moved from 45 overnight to his eighth Test score of 50 or more, but was discomforted by the short ball.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023
Mr. Kriegel’s raw emotion, it was plain, discomforted them.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
He was discomforted by the pace of Wood, bowled by the Stokes no-ball on 17, and reprieved on 48 when Burns put down a simple chance at second slip off Robinson's bowling.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2021
“Of course — everyone knows —” muttered Mr. Diggory, looking highly discomforted.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
That calmed worries that had built on Wall Street that the inflation data could show a discomforting reacceleration.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
The discomforting intimacy of the sequence has stayed with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
It is a prospect that has some people bracing for possibly discomforting disclosures.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
The discomforting reality is that, while Altman and his ilk have been predicting an exponential acceleration of productivity, we have been experiencing a deceleration.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023
Something is discomforting about a sun that gives no heat but keeps shining.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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