distressing

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called the case "distressing" and said "there are questions about the sentence".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Dan used a horizontal bar lined with LED lights that kept my eyes dancing and darting as he prompted me to recall a distressing childhood memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Asked about the case during a visit to East Sussex on Monday, the prime minister said: "I think it's a really distressing case. I think it's distressing for everybody to see, to hear about."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Tinnitus can range from mildly irritating to severely distressing.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Even more distressing to Flerov was the idea of a German atomic bomb.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin