discomfort
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Sympathy is, by its nature, separate from another’s discomfort, thoughts and prayers offered from a distance.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
I share Mr. Baker’s discomfort with the current state of affairs with Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Right-handed reliever Edgardo Henriquez, who landed on the IL two weeks ago with lower-back discomfort, is scheduled to throw to batters this week at Dodger Stadium, Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
But Xuthus managed to enfold him, to his great discomfort.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
As the latest heat wave discomforts Europe, France is arguing about air conditioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
SuperMouth ULTIM8 SmartBrush System – Toothbrushes have long been one of travel’s little discomforts — often still damp from use, or less than effective when you pack a separate “travel” brush.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
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
The office of the Local Commensal Farm Centrality was hectic and upset, but they made time to look after me, and apologized to me for the discomforts of the night past.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Boland was poor in the first innings, but first discomforted Duckett with a blow to the back elbow then drew the left-hander into a poke to second slip.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
It is not a given that Newey would be discomforted by Horner's departure.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2024
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
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
But the fact is, once I had sat down to supper at their table, once a number of their neighbours had come calling, a most discomforting set of events began to unfold around me.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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