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
Technically, the picture remains disconcerting for CarMax, with shares below downward-sloping moving-day averages.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
It is a little bit disconcerting that the NYSE-based CVB has not made a new high.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025
Most disconcerting was the performance of Vesia, the team’s most trusted reliever.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
The effect was disconcerting, dizzying; her too-tight beaded slippers seemed to float in midair.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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