disturbing

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Only male hedgehogs are chosen to avoid disturbing nesting females.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

When Max Wolf Friedlich wrote “Job,” which undergoes tonal shifts and ends in a disturbing place, he said he used well-placed jokes to cut the tension.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

So the only reasonable charge was violating the city ordinance against disturbing “the peace of others by violent, offensive or boisterous conduct or language,” but that was tacked on later, in February.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Kapelovitz focuses on felony defense, though he handles “everything from disturbing the peace to murder” for a client base that is 90% indigent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

This was, of course, most disturbing to her parents.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton