distress
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Campbell Hall’s settlement is solely for non-economic damages such as emotional distress, Wright wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Naval authorities began the search for the men, aged 53 and 32, after their fishing cooperative lost contact with them on 15 August and sent out a distress call.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Delinquencies are staying on credit records longer, pushing New York Fed measures of credit-card distress to their highest level since the aftermath of the 2008 crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
In 2017 researchers coined the term orthosomnia to describe the tendency to chase perfect scores with sleep tracking and the ensuing sleep problems, distress, and anxiety from not receiving a perfect score.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Why it’s better to think yourself lazy than think yourself in distress, I’m not sure.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Sleeping out in the stifling summer heat leaves her exhausted, but what distresses her more is not knowing when or how this situation will end.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
But what distresses him most is not the financial pain big farmers will experience but the hardship that will be visited upon workers and their families who are dependent upon agriculture for their livelihoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
The backbencher's bill will introduce harsher sentences for someone who deliberately harasses, alarms, or distresses someone in a public place, and increasing the maximum sentences from six months to two years.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022
"This includes lists of probable cause of pavement distresses, and some are related to climate," an ACI spokesperson said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 22, 2022
The sun distresses you like a crowd, a noisy, invasive crowd that makes you cup your ears, that makes you close your eyes, that makes you want to hide.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
It quotes Nepal's prime minister who said the tragedy has left an entire nation "shocked and deeply distressed".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
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
They are bumped up and down, their bodies distressed, their minds blank with bewilderment.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK has offered £5m to help the Nepalese government following the floods, adding it was a "very distressing and devastating situation".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Physiological reactions to memories of criticism decreased, indicating that recalling distressing experiences no longer triggered the same level of intense stress.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Yes, it’s weird and distressing, watching billionaires play catch with our ballclubs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Those of us who regard the court as an essential institution find it particularly distressing how personal it often gets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In addition to its bulk was the distressing awareness that several loops of it were wound around my body.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
Vocabulary lists containing distress
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