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Adjective
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Esmail seems too enamored of his own (tiresome) visions of Nifty Things That Might Happen During an Apocalypse to actually bother fleshing any of these characters out.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025 -
The Barcelona delegate, as portrayed by an overly ceceando Mikey Day, suggested skipping the tiresome lecture, only to be taken off camera to be beheaded.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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Many take place in chaotic, low-light or stressful situations where current tools don't always work.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Timothée Chalamet just made the most stressful film you're ever bound to see about table tennis.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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For the large contingent of RV dwellers who fled Columbus Park before the summer’s large-scale encampment sweep and settled at VTA’s Almaden parking lot, another troubling deadline is looming.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Many agreed that the husband’s reaction was far more troubling than the bag itself.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sound is a key part of the equation, and Ferrari has come up with a novel solution to the troublesome silence of a modern EV.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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The results could help scientists plan future Mars missions by accounting for the troublesome dust that coats rover solar panels and whips across landing sites during descent, the researchers say.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Past disasters have left a painful mark for many, but they’re connected by strong community ties and have come together at vigils to honor and pray for the victims.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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But the film is most moving in its quieter moments, when the longest and most painful goodbye mellows into something like acceptance, tinged with gratitude for the moments that remain to be lived.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps most worrisome, studies had already suggested that the chemical caused serious harm to people and lab animals.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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The disconnect was worrisome enough that, even after Woodruff suffered a strained lat muscle in September, the Brewers did not shift him back into a starting role.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These include offensive strategic weapons developments and missile defense initiatives that Russia views as threats to its nuclear deterrence.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Auburn hired Dillingham as offensive coordinator.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Beware of amendment subjects that could be very upsetting to some members.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
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What often brings spouses of gamblers into counseling — with or without their partner — is a big, upsetting shock.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Distractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distractive. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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