disturbs

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Any attempt to intercept the quantum signals disturbs them, creating detectable errors that alert users to possible eavesdropping.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

Old Hunter, an ex-police detective now working in private security, disturbs Chen’s depressive apathy with a request that he help find a man called X, a former philosophy professor who ran afoul of authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Just like moving fingers under the running water from a tap can disrupt its steady flow, HIP 67522 b disturbs the star’s magnetic field as it orbits around its host star.

From Space Scoop • Jul. 17, 2025

"At night, the noise from the turbines disturbs our dreams. For us, dreams are sacred," Mr Iguarán adds.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

And yet it disturbs me to learn I have hurt someone unintentionally.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood