troubling
Example Sentences
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He said: "The suggestion that confidential records may have been accessed without legitimate reason, particularly at a time when survivors and families were at their most vulnerable, is profoundly troubling."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
But researchers are seeing a troubling shift in younger people, with more cases now appearing in adults under 50, including some in their thirties.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Reserve Bank presidents have a history of speaking out rather than passively going along with decisions they find troubling.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Now, more than a year later, trees that had survived the flames are disappearing at a troubling rate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
That was small comfort in light of the daily reports of troubling news.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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