disturbed

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Birds, including curlews and geese also use the reservoir and there are fears that their habitat has also been disturbed.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Mr. Trump was disturbed by photos he saw of Israel’s bombing earlier this week in Beirut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I have been disturbed to see how seriously many of my patients have taken the panic around microplastics and fertility to heart, as if using wooden cutting boards will negate age-related infertility, for example.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Some rattlesnakes may be disturbed by a person who is 20 feet away and rattle in the hopes of getting the person to leave the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The sounds of his three hospital roommates and their families disturbed him.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson