jarring

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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

Misbah Rashad, 30, an epidemiologist who attends the mosque daily, said it has been jarring to see a place so core to her and to her community on the news.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

For Banerjee personally, the adjustment may be jarring after decades at the centre of power.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The slow uptake is especially jarring considering the surge in soccer’s popularity since the last U.S.-based World Cup more than three decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Faster and faster he went until he came to rest with a jarring crash on the Gondwannan landing dock.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer