distress

Delinquencies are staying on credit records longer, pushing New York Fed measures of credit-card distress to their highest level since the aftermath of the 2008 crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

In 2017 researchers coined the term orthosomnia to describe the tendency to chase perfect scores with sleep tracking and the ensuing sleep problems, distress, and anxiety from not receiving a perfect score.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Copper-rich Zambia, once a byword for sovereign debt distress, heads to the polls Thursday in an election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema has convinced voters his economic reforms are paying off.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Director of Animal Care Kristen Wieners said Ruby had shown signs of distress last weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

To Mollie’s distress, they even held Ernest, too, in case he was covering for his younger brother.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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

But the Lord hath delivered us out of our distresses, and a fog came upon them, and we put up a strong fight, and they has gone out of the Bay entire.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Lavie appeared in a jailhouse-yellow shirt and blue pants and looked distressed throughout the hearing, nodding and gesturing to friends at times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Liverpool at the time was seen as a distressed asset, at least financially.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Indeed, Grande seems distressed by the discourse around her body, and she has said she wants people to leave her alone.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

But then maybe a better ending to this exhibition would have addressed the effect the “Modern Scandal” had on Matisse, who was distressed but undeterred by it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

“So you’ll go to a party full of strangers when you’re distressed, but you won’t when a friend asks you to hang out?”

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Yes, it’s weird and distressing, watching billionaires play catch with our ballclubs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Those of us who regard the court as an essential institution find it particularly distressing how personal it often gets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Muir said it was a "complex and distressing case" for his staff and condemned threats and online abuse that had subsequently been made against Daera staff.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The circumstances leading to Hilton’s distressing livestream and Pearl’s filmed execution are entirely dissimilar.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Most distressing, Rumpy had decided she was another member of the troop—a less important member.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer