unnerving
Example Sentences
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The experience can be awkward or unnerving for many candidate.
After Sunday's election victory, she possesses an unusual degree of latitude to accelerate military spending and overhaul Japans's defence, unnerving Beijing.
From Barron's
For assets that many investors treat as protection, the speed and scale of the wipeout in gold and silver on Friday was unnerving.
From MarketWatch
Ahead of a snap election in Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to scrap a tax on food, but a lack of clear funding is unnerving markets and voters.
From Barron's
As the show begins, the holograms of the actors sit before you in almost unnervingly close proximity.
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