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The phrase "already distressed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is currently experiencing distress or has been in a state of distress prior to a certain point in time.
Example: "She was already distressed by the news when she received the additional bad news."
Alternatives: "previously upset" or "already troubled".
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"But nonprofit organizations are already distressed to see a sharp drop-off in regular contributions.
Alcindoro, already distressed at being in so public a place with her, tries in vain to calm her down.
It is an intimidating experience for anyone, never mind someone who is already distressed over mortgage debts.
She said forests need human management at this point because people have already distressed them so much with their activities.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Mike Huckabee's defeat of Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses jolted a Republican Party establishment already distressed about the state of its presidential field.
Local residents were left mystified by the spate of disappearances, but a letter sent this week to the missing cats' already distressed owners has given the story a new twist.
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Yet already distress signals are apparent.
Where there was already distress, the Cameron government brought woe.
In the present study, participants were already considerably distressed when we started the interview, which may have induced a ceiling effect.
Serena Teesdale, an adviser with Citizens Advice in East Staffordshire, is already seeing vulnerable claimants distressed by the pressure of assessments.
He knew the ship was in distress because it had already launched distress rockets.
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