as in upset
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as in shocked
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up
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New York 17th District GOP Rep. Mike Lawler won his first term in 2022, marking an upset against then-Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chair of House Democrats' campaign arm.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stevenson is clearly upset after the events that transpired leading to the Bears losing on a last-second Hail Mary pass.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Wilmore and Williams arrived at the station in June aboard the troubled Starliner for what was supposed to be a 10-day stay.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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The restaurant scene in which David, in Benji’s brief absence, tearfully reveals a profound array of feelings about his troubled cousin to their concerned tour mates is a knockout.Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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An aggrieved adult daughter (Maria Dizzia) alludes to his history of prioritizing his work over his family, but that detail leads nowhere.Judy Berman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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The night starts off lightheartedly enough with aggrieved vice-principal Mr. Pearson calling 9-1-1 to demand firefighters extinguish the bag of flaming dog poop on his porch.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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The previews at the beginning and end of this week’s batch of episodes also show Ashley, Taylor, Monica, and Marissa all in tears or, at the very least, distraught.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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From there, an increasingly distraught Elisabeth comes to learn of a mysterious black market drug known as the Substance, which promises to deliver her a younger and more vital version of herself – with certain caveats.Dan Heching, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
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Unfortunately, Brodie — this complex yet emotionally undercooked fellow, so good at his work and so ill at ease in his personal life — loses his way in DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK (Doubleday, 306 pp., $30).Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Armand Arton, president of Arton Capital, a global citizenship financial advisory services firm, tells Fortune wealthy Americans are increasingly ill at ease in their home country and looking to acquire the safety net of a second (or third) passport.BYAlicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Creepy clowns, disturbed dolls, giant skeletons and sinister beings littered their yard — all to the delight of Chris.Susan Young, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Automatic backup recording function if the link is disturbed or weak.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Think of these as the stylist’s version of miracle working—breathing life back into distressed strands in a few applications.Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
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Supports a boost for the tax credit that creates most of the nation’s low-income housing, including the development and renovation of single-family to four-family housing in distressed neighborhoods.Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
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The script got several studios and streamers hot and bothered.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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None of that bothered Zuccarini, who recognized Funke’s talent for putting innovative spins on old-world Italian dishes.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Shook-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shook-up. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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