ruffle
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Davis had a reputation for supporting artists, but his decisions could sometimes ruffle feathers.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Data centers serve that purpose nicely: Like all large-scale building projects, they ruffle local feathers; and their purpose, unlike an airport or a shopping center, requires explanation and so lends itself to conspiratorial Facebook posting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Yet it probably won’t be enough to ruffle feathers on Wall Street, especially with investors focused on Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026
The loss did not ruffle Catan's feathers, however.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
No waves would come to ruffle this dream water, and no bulk of cloud, wind-driven from the west, obscure the clarity of this pale sky.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Because in his time as a resident and elected official, he’s ruffled some feathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
One of the mayor’s pledges—free bus service—has ruffled feathers at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the agency that operates the city’s bus and subway service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
She first started playing at the age of four, saying: "I went to train every day after school with my ruffled socks, light-up shoes and chubby cheeks."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Cheaper and faster models coming from developers in China -- particularly from DeepSeek and Moonshot -- have ruffled feathers, and raised concerns about intellectual property theft, in the US.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The wind ruffled the fringe of hair on her forehead and the bright sun made her face white and damp.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
It’s gliding along the water, occasionally changing direction or ruffling its feathers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
President Donald Trump has a way of ruffling feathers.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
It was also a chance for Lamar to make incisive commentary within his performance without ruffling the feathers of advertisers or the NFL.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2025
"Mum always knows what's best for me and she's always looking out for me," he said while ruffling her hair.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024
When I was as tall as the washing machine, I stepped out on the back porch one night, and some heavy, ruffling, windy, clawed thing d;ved at me.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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