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The phrase "a distressing turn" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation that has taken a negative or troubling change.
Example: "The news of the company's bankruptcy was a distressing turn in what had been a promising year for the business."
Alternatives: "a troubling development" or "an unsettling change".
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Lawn only broke off from the buildup to the quarter-final when his wife's condition took a distressing turn for the worse.
So when he began the arduous task of his transition before the wrangling in Florida had gotten under way, it was a distressing turn of events.
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A distressing number have died".
Children of cancer patients may go through a distressing time.
It turns out that freedom -- and its political cousin, democracy -- have a distressing downside: everyone wants good government, but no one wants to be told what to do or how to do it.
And a distressing solipsism..
A distressing development.
A distressing day.
And a distressing solipsism...
That is a distressing argument.
"Rikers High" is a distressing tale.
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