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Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His promotion of conspiracy theories claiming vaccines cause autism, linking antidepressants to school shootings and even suggesting WiFi causes cancer alarmed healthcare professionals and Democratic lawmakers.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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For Salvadorans and deportees alike, what awaits inside these prisons has alarmed advocates.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Of course, other corporations have been down a similarly troubled road in recent years.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The filing is known in Italy as a CNC, and offers troubled companies the time and space to restructure, and chart a path forward.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There have been some instances, however, when an upset crayfish comes home from a hard day of crayfishing only to have to kick out a frog and cap the burrow.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, for an AI that claims someone is going into something bad, but the AI has computationally misjudged the circumstance, users are bound to howl and get upset with the AI and the AI maker.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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People should be joyful, not worried.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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He’s not focused on the economy, which most Americans are worried about.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In half of them, the flooding disturbed asbestos, Cassellius said, which had to be removed.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The phenomenon is caused by a chemical reaction the algae produce when they are agitated or disturbed — if they are grabbed by a predator, for example, or experience a surge of movement from a wave or swimmer.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One week later, Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino was distraught about how Attorney General Pam Bondi handled the release of information and even appeared ready to quit the bureau before tensions simmered down.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the image above, Snook sits on the couch looking distraught as her co-star Dakota Fanning kneels in front of her.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Lincoln Nautilus is an underappreciated contender in the luxury midsize SUV market, part of a brand that seems tired, itself part of an automaker that seems perpetually distracted, itself part of an automotive ecosystem that is awash in luxury midsize SUVs from very, very tough competitors.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 1980, when Iraq’s president, Saddam Hussein, seized oil fields on the Iranian border, under the assumption that Iran was too distracted to object, Iran saw an opportunity to pivot to fighting external enemies.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Wrought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrought%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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