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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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The government, for example, was alarmed that the mass-surveillance restriction—which prevented the use of Claude to process publicly available bulk data—might prevent the unfettered utilization of LinkedIn for recruitment purposes.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Yet there are good reasons why Broncos Country was more than a little alarmed at the alacrity with which GM George Paton and coach Sean Payton seemed to sit on their respective hands during the opening days of the NFL’s free-agent signing period.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That included independent courts, an anti-monopoly agency to ensure fair competition, and strong regulation to keep troubled banks from choking off credit.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Attempting to escape her troubled past, Millie (Sweeney) takes a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina Winchester (Seyfried).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Tewksbury looks to avenge both the loss to Canton earlier, and an upset state final loss to Boston Latin in 2024.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Watching the Chinese Taipei team in tears after an upset win against Korea, and the Japanese fans embracing Czechia’s every grain of success — the moments that made Pool C special were with teams actively growing the game in their country through those brick-by-brick means.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But if anything, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell sounded more worried about the upside risk of inflation in the aftermath of Operation Epic Fury.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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That uncertainty is why economists are increasingly worried that companies may pause their hiring plans and consumers may rein in spending.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The disturbed areas had fewer bottom-dwelling organisms and less diversity compared to nearby undisturbed regions.—
Leonardo Macelloni,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Phoenix dons makeup and transforms, taking a disturbed disaster of a stand-up comedian down the dark and dangerous path to being a killer clown.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With Mendez at gunpoint, the distraught driver was allowed to get out of her car.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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But instead, the young bride was wandering the streets of London in the June heat, frustrated and distraught.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Troopers from all 23 MSP barracks, including the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team, will be on the lookout for aggressive, distracted, and impaired driving.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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What’s more likely, Jones said, is that someone will be driving just plain fast, distracted, or intoxicated.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Wrought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrought%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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