distressingly
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In fact, among those who did perceive a need, a distressingly large majority said they felt they should’ve been able to cope on their own.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026
Yet works of high seriousness were never his strong suit, as his rambling and distressingly unfocused Eisenhower Memorial in Washington showed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Rappelling off the end of a rope is a distressingly common and often deadly mistake — one that can be prevented by tying a stopper knot at the end of the rope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
There are notable exceptions, although they are distressingly few.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2025
I looked around again, but the alley was distressingly clean.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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