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unsettle

[uhn-set-l] / ʌnˈsɛt l /


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He specifically says he won’t unsettle the financial markets that rely on having an independent Fed.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

"It has been very concerning that an issue as important as safeguarding is being used to attempt to unsettle the church's leadership and divide its congregation," the statement added.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

The artworks are as likely to unsettle as they are to move.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

The left-handed Munsey started briskly with a flurry of fours to unsettle the Italy attack in the first six overs of the powerplay.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

Angry at myself for allowing the night to unsettle me like a child, I wiped the water from my face and continued walking.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The Barcelona forward's excellent ball control and dribbling skills clearly unsettles defences and pulled the Austrian defenders towards him to create more space for Oyarzabal.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

The grand old man of Victorian letters was once a young romantic whose grief-soaked verse still dazzles and unsettles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

“It roils the markets,” he said, adding that it unsettles both investors and the legal framework surrounding the Fed.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

What unsettles me is how eagerly people rush to perform the worst versions of themselves when given permission.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025

It unsettles me to see her so agitated, like the ground I’m standing on is no longer solid.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

That would bring more settled conditions to much of the UK, with drier and calmer weather offering a respite from the recent run of storms and unsettled weather.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Concerns about data-center debt and higher borrowing costs unsettled AI-related shares.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The shift from desktop to mobile unsettled investors in Alphabet and Amazon, but both emerged as major beneficiaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Overall September was an unsettled and - on the face of it - unremarkable month for weather.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

As I say, that had been my plan, and when the one-nighters kept happening, it unsettled me a bit.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Deviation from that storyline can be unsettling; repeat any denial often enough and it can, to some, begin to feel sincere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

This school of thought suggests something more unsettling than a strongman simply consolidating power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The South later resumed border loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time in six years, including K-pop and international news, while the North began transmitting strange, eerie sounds across the frontier, unsettling South Korean residents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Whether that is exciting or unsettling may depend on the player, and there has been some resistance to the wider use of the technology in gaming.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Much more unsettling, thought Shadow, than clockwork has any right to be.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman


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