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upsetting moment

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noun

Naval Architecture.
  1. the moment of an upsetting couple.


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He remembers it being an upsetting moment for everyone when he and screenwriter Kyle Warren told them what was going to happen.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022

He remembers it being an upsetting moment for everyone when he and screenwriter Kyle Warren told them what was going to happen.

From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2022

She said she will "always be jealous he left the hospital a proud dad full of joy… for me it was was an upsetting moment and I didn’t want to talk to anyone".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2021

Poussey’s death remains the most upsetting moment in OITNB’s history, and fans were outraged.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019

"Where?" asked Jenny; not that she wanted to see it, but that she didn't know what else to say at this upsetting moment.

From A Humble Enterprise by Cambridge, Ada

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