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disturb

[dih-sturb] / dɪˈstɜrb /




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They planted red Do Not Disturb flags—usually on hand to signal that a sunbather wants to nap, not drink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

His mixtape Do Not Disturb was spun across BBC Radio 1 and multiple singles topped the A List at 1Xtra.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

After she tweeted, she put her phone on Do Not Disturb and didn’t look at it again.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Mr. Murphy, who goes by Mic, was once the frontman of the synth-pop duo The System, best known for its 1987 hit “Don’t Disturb This Groove.”

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2022

“Sorry. I put it on Do Not Disturb for school and forgot to turn it back on.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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