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perturb

[per-turb] / pərˈtɜrb /


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That people are so susceptible to what they read, watch and listen to online is perturbing enough as it is.

From Salon

“I can’t even believe it,” a visibly perturbed Putin said on camera.

From The Wall Street Journal

More curiously, even though U.S. high-yield spreads are at post-1998 lows, few investors seemed to be unduly perturbed here.

From MarketWatch

And he seemed, in the estimation of some around the team, unusually perturbed as public criticisms of his play started to mount.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s perturbing and upsetting,” said Mark Bookbinder, a 68-year-old engineer who lives in Cincinnati.

From The Wall Street Journal