distressed
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Low unemployment and mortgage delinquencies keep distressed sales off the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Last week, the yield on CoreWeave’s unsecured debt reached 15%, putting the bonds into distressed territory.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Connor Thompson told the BBC's US partner CBS News that he was in line for the ride when everyone started "yelling, clearly distressed".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Asked if she questioned her further, she replied: "I didn't because she was so distressed."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The distressed man explained that “Mars had cracked open and great tanks of steel had fallen in New Jersey and great monsters had arisen.”
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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