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jarring

[jahr-ing] / ˈdʒɑr ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
discordant
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But jarring tensions are emerging in the run-up to UFC Freedom 250, the event being held in a specially built arena erected over the White House's elegant South Lawn.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

After the jarring encounter, Carpenter’s security team combed through security tapes and discovered Applegate had been coming around for more than a month, according to the court request.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

This was jarring and may have consequences beyond the Great Hall of the People.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“That a name evocative of Disneyland has been applied to a depopulated, decimated swath of Ukrainian coal-and-steel country could appear jarring as Europe’s deadliest fighting since World War II continues to rage,” they wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Charley, always a dog for water, panted asthmatically, jarring his whole body with the effort, and a good eight inches of his tongue hung out flat as a leaf and dripping.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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