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In the wake of the environmental and women’s movements, citizen activists, mothers of children with birth defects and women with breast cancer became alarmed about the threat of cancer linked to pesticides or industrial pollutants.—
Amy Lauren Fairchild,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025 -
For others, the reaction may range from being confused, to downright alarmed.—
Oyku Ilgar,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The former had Tom Hardy as a troubled guy named Locke watching his life unravel during a feature-length road trip.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Setting: The Maldives Main Characters Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tristan Kennedy A charismatic but troubled political scion trying to escape his family’s legacy.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Give me the Bulldogs to pull the biggest upset of the second round.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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In 2018, Ryan Odom led UMBC to the first ever No. 16 upset of a No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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About 47 million people faced an enhanced to moderate severe storm threat from Madison, Wis., to Birmingham, Ala. Forecasters grew increasingly worried that intense thunderstorms farther south will likely bring an even greater tornado threat Saturday.—
Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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American visitors are worried about the impacts of job cuts in the region, which relies heavily on the millions of tourists who visit Arches and Canyonlands national parks.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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Best says the murky water can be full of tannins and algae and, once he’s started reaching for balls on the bottom, the disturbed silt reduces visibility dramatically.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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The news of a man sought by police for shooting and killing two people and abducting a child left them disturbed and frightened.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
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The victim’s parents were too distraught to speak to reporters Wednesday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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At the start of court Wednesday, a visibly distraught Lopes had a sidebar with White and prosecutors; following that meeting, White cleared the courtroom.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Who remembers the 2005 headline-making story of how Banksy snuck a painting into the Metropolitan Museum of Art disguised with a fake beard and trench coat, while two accomplices argued with a distracted security guard?—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Ivy seemed slightly distracted by Gable’s sudden appearance, which allowed Dakota Kai to open with a flurry of offense.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Mitch [Hurwitz, the show creator] was very nervous.—
Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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Trump won't be on the ballot again, but this week had to make a lot of Republicans who will be very nervous.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Wrought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrought%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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