troubling
adjective
trou·bling
ˈtrə-b(ə-)liŋ 
: causing feelings of worry or anxiety
a troubling news report
It's not just trauma survivors who may be distracted or derailed by shocking or troubling material …—
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troublingly
adverb
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Examples of troubling in a Sentence
the most troubling sign of all is that he's stopped returning my phone calls
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Trump again recently distanced himself from his new partner, J.D. Vance, when questioned about Vance’s troubling positions attacking corporate America, his disinterest in aid to Ukraine as well as Vance’s offensive statements viewed as misogynist.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
For policymakers already concerned about the dangers guns pose, their proliferation is a troubling development.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
But other research in the last few years has demonstrated that melting in East Antarctica, where this heat wave is happening, is becoming equally troubling.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
Confirmation of slower growth has been verified this week with an extremely weak factory activity number coupled with a troubling jobs number in July of just 114,000 new jobs.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
For policymakers already concerned about the dangers guns pose, their proliferation is a troubling development.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
But other research in the last few years has demonstrated that melting in East Antarctica, where this heat wave is happening, is becoming equally troubling.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
Confirmation of slower growth has been verified this week with an extremely weak factory activity number coupled with a troubling jobs number in July of just 114,000 new jobs.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Troubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troubling. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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