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disturbing

[dih-stur-bing] / dɪˈstɜr bɪŋ /


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The owners of the factory in Rochdale have warned trespassers risk disturbing asbestos fibres, which can cause cancer if even small amounts are breathed in.

From BBC

The quick pic is sometimes even more ignorant, because its perpetrators believe they have some kind of special technique to avoid disturbing other patrons.

From Salon

“I found it really disturbing that the pardons put people on the street again who had been held to account,” Honl-Stuenkel said.

From Salon

Rowlands said the messages between the pair had been "deeply disturbing" and that he would have known her intention was to take it.

From BBC

“That the defendant was once in a position of public trust and committed these acts is disturbing and should be taken seriously,” Assistant U.S.

From Los Angeles Times