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disquiet

[dis-kwahy-it] / dɪsˈkwaɪ ɪt /




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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

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

Perhaps people will come to accept these rules, although there is significant disquiet about them within F1 as a result of how far they have moved away from the purity of race-driving.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

It was at this point that the principal lost the attention of the room, and Mrs. Torrance didn’t bother to tame the disquiet of her students.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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

"Monseigneur, the silence you keep every now and then disquiets me."

From The Queen's Necklace by Alexandre Dumas père

It is not that," he answered, "that disquiets me.

From The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables by Elizabeth Rundle Charles

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025

One sat above the living room sofa, leering at disquieted visitors.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022

“If there has been a misdeed, probably a disquieted conscience will go on and on,” The A.P. quoted him as saying at the service.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2022

Bran was glad for Robb's victory, but disquieted as well.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

It was those influencers I found most disquieting during my time in Tucson.

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 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

Lines such as “I love to count, it relaxes me and it gives me an achievable goal” point at a disquieting loneliness without going overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

The thought was strangely disquieting, like she didn’t really know him.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon


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