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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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This is why some homeowners feel alarmed by rising values but see smaller changes in their tax bills.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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Every Chicagoan should be alarmed.—
Julie Darling,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There is enough potential that the site was chosen for the 2025 Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge, which featured graduate students from the University of Denver and the University of Colorado Boulder who were tasked with coming up with ideas for how to revive the troubled site.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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Colin painted a picture of himself as a man working hard to keep his family together, struggling to connect with his troubled son.—
Kat Greene,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Pirates, making their best effort at an upset, went up seven with less than eight minutes to play before UConn’s captain made a pair of 3-point shots to evaporate the deficit.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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Lots of people were upset that Fraschilla won’t be on the broadcast, but many KU supporters applauded the move.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Knicks have their backup center on a regimented resting plan, and because of that, people within the team don’t seem worried about the drop-off in Robinson’s defensive output thus far.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Sam the toucan has been living in Las Vegas since November, much to the concern of bird experts and enthusiasts who were worried about the exotic bird's health and his ability to survive long-term in a city with drastic weather changes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In 2014, a disturbed man entered the synagogue and stabbed a rabbinical student, wounding him, before being shot dead by police.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Just take our word for it that Barbarian will leave you disturbed and exhilarated in equal measure.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The family of the victim is distraught.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Andrew was photographed in a car as he was being driven back to Wood Farm in Sandringham, looking extremely distraught.—
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StyleCaster,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There are driver-specific factors that also increase safety risk on Houston highways, such as fatigue, distracted driving, speeding on suboptimal roads, and insufficient training.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2026
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An enforcement campaign typically describes a targeted and visible ticketing effort, most often focused on citations for things like impaired or distracted driving.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Wrought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrought%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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