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Torres said the situation has been distressing for the entire family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

For West’s family members, who have worked to raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest through their Play for Jake Foundation, seeing his story co-opted in the service of spreading anti-vaccine misinformation has been distressing.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021

But while she jokes about it, she added, the loss has been distressing: “For a few months, every day almost, I would cry at the end of the day.”

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2021

Writing her book, and talking about it, has been distressing but Couch knows this is the road to lasting peace.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2019

It's not a case for Dr. Fergusson, yet it has been distressing me for some months.

From The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story by Brazil, Angela