distressing (or disturbing) news. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to be distressed by excessive work. ,His suffering distressed him into committing suicide. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : distress livestock; distress wheat. ,distress prices; distress borrowing. From Dictionary.com.
One of the most distressing is its deeply cynical attitude about law. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
A "Permanent World's Fair" may be a phrase distressing to the literal mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of the Moving Picture] Reference
I have what I want, they have money in their pocket for what they need (in this case formula for their baby — how distressing is that). From Wordnik.com. [Gore and Obama to Discuss Climate Change - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
In other words, what The Wife is calling a distressing, pregnancy-related problem of absent-mindedness, I call "normal.". From Wordnik.com. [Dorky Dad] Reference
Those that do, end up in distressing situations in understaffed orphanages that simply can’t handle the number of children. From Wordnik.com. [ProWomanProLife » Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother] Reference
QUESTION: Coach, you talk about wanting to move on, but you're (INAUDIBLE) something that's very distressing, which is hate mail. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 13, 2007] Reference
Dladla said "distressing" statistics revealed that 94 percent of. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
They're "distressing" the buildings, he's told, in an effort to age them. From Wordnik.com. [New Fire From The 'Ashes', 'Angela's' Entourage] Reference
Australia and to have found anti-white comments made by Mugabe and others "distressing". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Boot-cut jeans with just the right amount of "distressing," a noticeable whisker, and elaborately detailed back pockets. From Wordnik.com. [Slimbo's Fashion Tips: Repeat Offenders] Reference
Mr. Buermann seem to be implying that I'm "distressing" over nothing but style; but there are more substantive matters at stake here. From Wordnik.com. [A Response to Josh Buermann] Reference
And yet we we live in a society in which 1 in 4 pregnant women feel they have no alternative but to undergo this "distressing" procedure. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
Further delays in stadium "distressing": Michael Fennell. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Judge: Prosecution statements 'distressing' in Anna Nicole Smith trial. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
Mr Dyer said he thought the situation was both "distressing" and alarming. From Wordnik.com. [ Global Warming RSS Newsfeed] Reference
Mr McClelland said he had asked his department to review the "distressing" case. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
But ARA expressed disappointment at the pronouncement, saying it was "distressing". From Wordnik.com. [Mail & Guardian Online] Reference
The series of "distressing" letters have been sent to schools, hospitals, mosques, univ. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A "distressing" number of Americans have little or no savings, VanDerhei said, with 27 percent. From Wordnik.com. [STLtoday.com Top News Headlines] Reference
Saw 3D after complaining to a watchdog that it was "distressing" and "inappropriately scheduled". From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
A spokeswoman for Jet2. com apologised to passengers who had witnessed the 'distressing' incident. From Wordnik.com. [Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed] Reference
Didn't Darryl's post kinda answer the question of whether the "distressing" was artificially inflicted?. From Wordnik.com. [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference
But next expand 'distressing': 'In these circumstances, which were distressing', a non-defining clause. From Wordnik.com. ['And who'; 'and which'.] Reference
November 19th, 2009 Actor BILL NIGHY refuses to watch himself in movies - because he finds the experience "distressing". From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
To this expansion no writer would consent; it defeats the object for which 'distressing' was placed before the antecedent. From Wordnik.com. ['And who'; 'and which'.] Reference
THE closure of Bank of Scotland Ireland's Halifax branches has been described as "distressing" by Cork Labour TD, Sean Sherlock. From Wordnik.com. [Politics in Ireland - Irish Politics] Reference
Katie Price's mum Amy says it's "distressing" the end of her daughter's marriage to Peter Andre has been played out in the public eye. From Wordnik.com. [mirror.co.uk - Home] Reference
"A goal during exposure therapy for PTSD is to recall distressing experiences while at the same time remaining grounded in the present. From Wordnik.com. [Science Blog - Science news straight from the source] Reference
"distressing" and were tantamount to proselytizing. From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: Top Stories] Reference
"distressing," but said it was up to the courts and the House to decide Sansom's future. From Wordnik.com. [news | LL | http://www.theledger.com] Reference
"But it is also distressing that so many other people's lives have also been destroyed.". From Wordnik.com. [Nuclear-Family Fallout] Reference
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