disturbed

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In Hao’s acceptance speech, read by presenter Jia-Rui Cook in her absence, the author said she “can’t help but be disturbed by how the themes of this book have grown more relevant by the day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Then a "rumble" disturbed the quiet, says Iryna.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 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

No one disturbed her, and she used to lie there on Beth’s little red pillow, planning stories, dreaming dreams, or thinking tender thoughts of the sister who never seemed far away.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott