disconcerting
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Before Rome, Filippino’s painting was a refined extension of the Florentine tradition from which he emerged, whereas after, it became a stranger, more disconcerting mix of the ancient Roman world and the modern one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Interviewed on the podcast Top Traders Unplugged, White sketched out the problems facing advanced economies at present and delivered a disconcerting warning of the systemic failure he thinks may be in the offing.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
While such an effect is highly unlikely and would probably be a tad disconcerting, Ms Mansfield says polynucleotides are forging the way when it comes to regenerative skincare.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
Technically, the picture remains disconcerting for CarMax, with shares below downward-sloping moving-day averages.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
Finally, he thought that the two cameras hidden in burlap-covered towers might be distracting when he began to play, and the towers themselves, looming over the stage like medieval battering rams, were disconcerting.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The Great Gatsby
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Grade 9, List 3
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1984
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