ruffle
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Despite hand-wringing over the risk that travellers will baulk at paying higher fares, the ongoing war did not appear to ruffle feathers at the International Air Transport Association's annual conference in Rio, which ends Monday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 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
Tiley is not afraid to ruffle feathers, either.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
When he meets adults he stares at them and takes them in, then kindly smiles and gurgles and lets them pat him, ruffle his hair, and take his face in their hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
If I was going to be turned away, I didn’t want it to be in just my swimsuit with the ruffle at the waist.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
Eala wins 'for all the girls with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks'
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Although she was dressed in a ruffled, all-white dress, they thankfully did not get married on the spot.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
His methods ruffled feathers in both the private sector and in Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Before all that, though, Starr was eager to talk about “Long Long Road,” whose cover photo shows pop music’s most famous drummer in a ruffled purple shirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
The tallest girl in the sixth grade, wearing a ruffled party dress with bows.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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
Big Bear’s beloved eagle couple Jackie and Shadow could be getting dozens of new neighbors, ruffling the feathers of advocates who say it will disturb the endangered raptors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
There are some noises — like the ruffling of popcorn or the crunch of candy bags — we just can’t avoid.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2025
He stood there perfectly still, the wind ruffling his hair and the dull light glinting from the rims of his glasses.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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