disquiet
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There has been a significant level of disquiet in F1 at the way Ben Sulayem is conducting himself in office since very early in his first term, and little has changed on that front.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
U.S. stocks ended slightly higher after another tug-of-war day for markets as AI fever contended with 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
He could only feel the cold, the disturbing disquiet that carved into your gut and heart and lungs.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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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
The disquiets and passions of the Crusades reached him also by degrees.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav
But the continual disquiets of his soul rendered him suspicious of his own condition, and brought him to believe, that God had punished him, for not following the new apostle of the East.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Scott, Walter, Sir
And from this cause am I of opinion that the want of outward beauty never disquiets a noble nature or will be regarded as a misfortune.
From Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age by Klopsch, Louis
The vast fortunes created by men such as Ford have long disquieted many intellectuals and journalists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Many here see her as the embodiment of an America undergoing a cultural shift that threatens the heritage and political sensibilities of an old frontier town disquieted by changing times and suspicious of alternative lifestyles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
The Pentagon has laid out plans for developing resilient defenses over the next five years — a timeline that has disquieted the lawmakers tasked with funding and overseeing such research and development.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022
One sat above the living room sofa, leering at disquieted visitors.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022
Bran was glad for Robb's victory, but disquieted as well.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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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
A seemingly endless flurry of disquieting geopolitical headlines continues to sap investors’ risk appetite.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 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
A disquieting collection of animatronics became fixtures in the director’s life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
The social scientists, especially the economists, are moving deeply into ecology and the environment these days, with disquieting results.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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