disquiet
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There is though some disquiet at ITN, which has made news bulletins for ITV ever since the channel launched in 1955.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
U.S. stock futures point to small losses while markets in Europe and Asia were largely in positive territory amid AI fever versus Mideast disquiet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The report had caused disquiet in South Korea, where the system is a pillar of national defense against nuclear-armed North Korea.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Cumming hinted at ongoing global disquiet without going too far or getting too pointed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
To see so many added to my disquiet.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
Cromwell identifies: “I have travelled so far to get here, and nothing they do disturbs me now, nor disquiets me, high on my branch.”
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2020
The Second Half, which is due in the autumn, is billed as a blend of "memoir and motivational writing in a manner which both disquiets and reassures, in Roy Keane's own original voice".
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2014
"That is our secret, monseigneur; you shall know hereafter, but now let us see him, for his visit disquiets me."
From The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas père
I am sure, nourishes great disquiets; and if Milan should stir, no part of Lombardy is secure to the present possessors,—whether the Venetian or the Austrian.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
It is not that," he answered, "that disquiets me.
From The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables by Elizabeth Rundle Charles
The vast fortunes created by men such as Ford have long disquieted many intellectuals and journalists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Herrera has disquieted many of his fellow Republicans for his edgy humor on his YouTube channel and podcast appearances.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024
David also was disquieted by his brother’s familiarity with the places that had been targeted by the Unabomber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
Japanese officials have also been disquieted by a series of joint military exercises conducted by China and Russia in the region.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
Even Drogon seemed disquieted by the sight of it.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
There is a particular brand of confidence required to assure party leaders and voters that one has no more skeletons in one’s closet, as Platner did before several more disquieting allegations emerged.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
The concept came about in 2019, when anonymous users on message board 4chan were asked to "post disquieting images that just feel 'off'."
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Experts say the FAA’s shifting approach telegraphs a disquieting truth about air safety as private companies increasingly push to use the skies as their laboratories: Regulators are learning as they go.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
A disquieting collection of animatronics became fixtures in the director’s life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
The revolts in the West Indies and disquieting incidents closer to home worried the local planters.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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