distress
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Data protection laws say people can claim compensation from any organisation that breaches Scots law, including for any damage or distress caused.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Ye, the controversial rapper formerly known as Kanye West, faces a battery and emotional distress lawsuit amid his latest efforts to mount a comeback.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Google also said its engineers are continuing to train Gemini to recognize conversations that signal a user in distress and that it would contribute $30 million to global crisis-support hotlines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
He told the BBC that the investigation and attempts to question him have caused him "severe emotional distress" and that he "endured profound personal trauma" after losing his wife and child.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
His wife, through her terror and horror and distress, saw some sure danger to him: instantly forgetting her own grief, she seized hold of him and cried out:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing distress
Don't Distress: Words With Irregular Opposites
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "D"
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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