uncomfortable
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The next blockbuster IPOs may force investors to confront an uncomfortable truth: Index investing is not nearly as passive as many assume.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
On Monday, it was revealed that a junior member of staff claimed that Eckert's proposals had placed them "under extreme pressure" to carry out a task they were uncomfortable with and felt was morally wrong.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Rowbottom’s willingness to move toward culturally uncomfortable material is central to her work, he stressed, treating so-called lowbrow or feminine cultural obsessions not as guilty pleasures, but as material worthy of literary merit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The report offered a mixed but still uncomfortable picture.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
“There is always work to be done in this life,” she said sternly, her eyes radiating a certain heat that made me uncomfortable.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing uncomfortable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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