disquiet

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But there is disquiet among critics of China who argue the country has a poor record on human rights and poses a threat to the UK's national security.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

One might dismiss these expressions of disquiet as mere “vibes,” but the raw figures bear them out.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

“I’m not sure it will completely satisfy the public disquiet but it’s at least something,” Andrew Lownie, the historian and author of “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York,” told the BBC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The last visit to Yasukuni by a serving prime minister in 2013, by the late Shinzo Abe -- Takaichi's mentor -- prompted fury from China and South Korea and disquiet from Washington.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

After a time, as the stars grew thicker and brighter, the feeling of disquiet left them, and they no longer listened for the sound of hoofs.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien