distress
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Analysts warn that crossing the 5% threshold could trigger broader economic distress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Despite several distress calls, it was nearly 12 hours after the first pleas for help before the boat was finally found by a French fishing vessel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The overstretched will slide into financial distress, inflicting losses on banks and on the private lenders that have proliferated.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
In a civil suit against Sanchez, Tole alleged that he suffered “severe permanent disfigurement, loss of function, other physical injuries, emotional distress, and other damages.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
I sensed already that he was more at home with the unruliness of the world than I was, more willing to let it all in without distress.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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
This is said to produce a form of underwater noise pollution which distresses the animals.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
“What distresses Angelenos the most are encampments. That’s where people were dying on the street,” Bass told reporters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
“As they help lead us out of our long bout with the pandemic they will provide balm for our distresses and delight for our hearts.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 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
Caring for a single, distressed marine mammal can take significant time and resources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
People are not simply hearing claims that someone has lost his genitals - they are seeing distressed men say it has happened to them, or watching crowds respond to accusations, he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for free on 116 123 or visit samaritans.org in the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Pontiac, Mich., company said it was suspending its common-stock payouts and getting financing from Oaktree Capital Management, a lender to distressed companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Just to hear themselves talk and the joy of watching the distressed faces of those listening.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Sir Gavin Williamson, MP for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, described it as "extremely distressing news" which had caused a lot of concern in the area.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The combination of text and image recurs throughout Lynch’s paintings as well, where captions often make distressing narratives explicit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
We can think of many things in Washington that are distressing, but we can’t sue to stop them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Clancy's case is "an incredibly distressing and rare outcome of postpartum psychosis," Wilson told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
This might not have been so distressing if it had not forced me to read the tracts and leaflets myself, for they were indeed, unless one believed their message already, impossible to believe.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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