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Adjective
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Now less alarmed and more reflective, Alaina sees the letters as relics of the house's strange past.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025 -
Mahoney, according to court documents, grew alarmed that her fiancé had seemingly disappeared – eventually going to the home and spotting McGeeney's red Ford F-150 pickup truck parked outside the residence.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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The musical originally toured the United States for six months in 1976, a legendarily troubled production, retooled constantly, that has long since entered stage lore.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
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Randall-Pizarro’s lawyer, Margaret Olsen of the Legal Aid Society, wanted the judge to use that earlier test to get the 18-year-old committed in the hopes of sparing her a stay in the troubled city jail complex.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Umpires must already see pitches accurately, move well and handle upset managers and players.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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All three have gone after one another while 71-year-old conservative activist and talk show host Curtis Sliwa aims for a major upset for Republicans.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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The most violent positions on the field generally get the least amount of credit, but NW Mississippi JUCO transfer edge DJ Burgess isn’t worried about that.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Some are worried about the impact the Live Local law will have on neighborhoods.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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The most important note Harry offers is that anyone who wants to team up with a man who saws the heads off rideshare drivers is a deeply disturbed person.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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Reeder had been reportedly running in the road and Irondale Police were called on a mentally disturbed person.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Belly is distraught with all the wedding planning, Conrad explains.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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But when reports appear in the paper implicating Lizzy in an affair, Nan is distraught and recruits her mom, Patricia St. George (Christina Hendricks) for help.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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El Financiero also reported that authorities are investigating whether the accident was caused by excessive speed or distracted driving.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In high school, she was disorganized and distracted.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Reducing stress levels and finding ways to manage anxiety can usually help ease or prevent nervous poops.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Aug. 2025
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But amid all the excitement, both Darcey and Georgi seemed nervous about how the trip would go.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Wrought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrought%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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