perturbed
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But some do remain perturbed, including another teenager in the Scottish borders, 16-year-old Ellie, who says: "I was so scared of him when I was little," Ellie confides.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Loznitsa includes multiple terse scenes of Kornev walking up endless stairs or waiting for a perturbed guard to unlock a door that will lead him to another door that also requires a key.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
I obviously was perturbed by it, but I acted like I wasn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
More curiously, even though U.S. high-yield spreads are at post-1998 lows, few investors seemed to be unduly perturbed here.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025
Tom was evidently perturbed at Daisy's running around alone, for on the following Saturday night he came with her to Gatsby's party.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Vocabulary lists containing perturbed
A Wrinkle in Time
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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