distressed
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Lavie appeared in a jailhouse-yellow shirt and blue pants and looked distressed throughout the hearing, nodding and gesturing to friends at times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Liverpool at the time was seen as a distressed asset, at least financially.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
"This shouldn't have happened," the boyfriend of one of the killed teachers told reporters, clearly distressed and trying to hold back tears.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Indeed, Grande seems distressed by the discourse around her body, and she has said she wants people to leave her alone.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Girl, I am wounded. How you gonna doubt me like that?” she says, pretending to be emotionally distressed.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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