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“It distresses us to return work which is not perfect,” the note read.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

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

The turn against immigration distresses some Texas business owners.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022

Nearly three weeks after the protests, he admitted that “many Australians, especially women, believe that I have not heard them, and that greatly distresses me.”

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2021

The moon distresses you by silently reminding you of your solitude; you open your eyes wide to escape your loneliness.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel