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disquiet

[dis-kwahy-it] / dɪsˈkwaɪ ɪt /




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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. stocks ended slightly higher after another tug-of-war day for markets as AI fever contended with Mideast disquiet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

But to outside observers and former military officials, they signal “a troubling disquiet within the ranks.”

From Salon May 3, 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

Why art thou sad, my soul, and why dost thou disquiet me, chanted the priest in his deep rich voice.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

"Thet's another thing thet disquiets me, though," objected Squires.

From The Roof Tree by Conrey, Lee F.

I do not understand those men who tell me that the prospect of the yonder side of death has never tormented them, that the thought of their own annihilation never disquiets them.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by Flitch, J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford)

But the continual disquiets of his soul rendered him suspicious of his own condition, and brought him to believe, that God had punished him, for not following the new apostle of the East.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Scott, Walter, Sir

The vast fortunes created by men such as Ford have long disquieted many intellectuals and journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

Despite her decades of work in front of the camera, she's still disquieted by horror films.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2025

For Bass, her speech was about more than just reassuring a disquieted populace and workforce.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2025

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

That disquieted him more than he could say.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

This story of two strangers who take a job on a fishing boat — their lives are irrevocably altered once they return to shore — slowly pulls you inside its disquieting design.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Others see a dilettante who benefited from family money as he moved through his 20s and 30s, all while creating a cache of disquieting social-media posts that have become fodder for his opponents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 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

A seemingly endless flurry of disquieting geopolitical headlines continues to sap investors’ risk appetite.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

The door was ajar, and taped to it was a disquieting note.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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