rattling
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Worries about a protracted conflict with Iran, swelling fiscal deficits and rate hikes are rattling global bond markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Somewhere very early, I learned that rattling meant somebody was awake.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Market uncertainty about Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s commitment to tackling inflation has also caused tremors, pushing up long-term borrowing costs to 19-year highs and rattling stocks along the way.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The weeks-long hospitalization of Mitch McConnell, the former Republican leader in the US Senate, was rattling his party's narrow majority on Tuesday as members awaited word on whether he would return.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Across the doorway a garland of mango leaves, symbol of happiness and good fortune, dry now and rattling in the breeze.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing rattling
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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