disturbance
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The disturbance spreads outward, potentially traveling long distances before reaching the coast.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
On the night of the killing, Proctor and his partner, Jonathan Kawahara, were responding to calls about Glenn and his dog causing a disturbance in Venice Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Meanwhile, online communities and functional wellness doctors have connected it to symptoms ranging from emotional disturbance to heart problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
New mothers are also highly sensitive to disturbance, so keepers kept an eye on Rana and Matano remotely via a baby monitor until the pair were ready to be seen in public.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
When this new disturbance began, they set out to look for this man.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
The result offers researchers a possible way to study how disturbances early in brain development could influence the formation of the cortex.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
As the strange disturbances cause more friction between the couple, they decide to call in a medium whose podcast Lou has been listening to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The vehicles would be used as evidence in a police investigation that has been opened, it said, adding that forces continued to operate in the area "to prevent further disturbances and restore order".
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Heat often creates disturbances that make quantum systems harder to control, but under the right conditions, it could instead become a useful resource.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Despite our vigilance, Dr. Atal, the zoo veterinarian, could tell by the number of animals with digestive disturbances which had been the busy days at the zoo.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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