discomfort
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Glucosamine is widely sold without a prescription and is especially popular among older adults who take it for joint discomfort and joint health.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
I sense that part of your discomfort with cutting her off is that this is a new friend, and I can empathize.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
He got no hits, but he reported no discomfort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Some drivers prefer not to use the cooling kit because of discomfort, and because there have been issues with the coolant running out before a grand prix is finished.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
His bandaged arm no longer pained him, and while he was still hungry and thirsty, the water he had drunk had taken some of the edge from his discomfort.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
As the latest heat wave discomforts Europe, France is arguing about air conditioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Fans eagerly complain on social media about the creature discomforts of these overstuffed shows: the long lines, the high-priced drinks, the overlapping sets that mean you have to choose between your two favorite bands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2024
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
But her daughter can only wallow in her own discomforts.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Duckett had been discomforted by the short ball and Root caught off a no-ball, yet England refused to temper their aggression.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023
Though Head made a silky 146 on day one, he was discomforted by the short ball, and when a fired-up Siraj went short again on Thursday morning, Head gloved down the leg side.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
Though he was discomforted by the bumper barrage, Head fully deserved his sixth Test hundred.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2023
Mr. Kriegel’s raw emotion, it was plain, discomforted them.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
“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
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
If your thirst for strange Santas is still not quenched, this discomforting Mexican morality tale will be the gift that keeps on giving — nightmares, that is.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Something is discomforting about a sun that gives no heat but keeps shining.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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