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Treacy at Apex sees any change in the Fed’s language around the risk of inflation due to geopolitical conflict as likely to unnerve investors.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026

“A conflict like this has the clear potential to unnerve international businesses operating in the Gulf,” said Michael Ratney, who served as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia under the Biden administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026

If Musk moves ahead with the idea much of that $35 billion could come from his Tesla stake, which would unnerve investors for a while.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

The philosophy is that endless white walls can unnerve patients, while colour can be a pleasant distraction from their problems.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025

This seemed to unnerve the woman a tiny bit.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo

Based in the English city of Bristol, George has an on-the-spectrum manner that unnerves some colleagues, but his record of solving cases is a source of envy on his squad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

A 2006 US embassy cable described him as the BNP's "heir apparent" who "inspires few but unnerves many".

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security’s intense push to ramp up deportations is dragging in even the dead as it unnerves immigrant households and crams court calendars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

It’s a disconcerting choice, one that hypnotizes as much as it unnerves.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024

The anxiety on his face unnerves me, because I always expect him to be the strongest of us.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

TD Cowen analyst Robert Moskow said investors have also become unnerved by an expected sales dip for Conagra’s ongoing quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Meta’s A.I.-driven appeal system — which he said required uploading a passport, driver’s license and facial recognition scans — left him unnerved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The local postmaster, a Jacksonian Democrat named Alfred Huger, was unnerved by what he considered inflammatory content and sequestered the abolitionist material, rather than comply with his legal obligation to deliver the mail.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

The dispute has also unnerved diplomats in Argentina, whose economy depends far more on trade with Brazil than Brazil’s does on Argentina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The Arabs, who gained possession of the city by treaty in 641 ce but ultimately neglected it in favor of their own foundation at Cairo, were unnerved by Alexandria’s splendor.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

But the key piece to the “Verity” puzzle is Josh Hartnett, who plays Verity’s put-upon husband, Jeremy, with all the unnerving capriciousness a film like this demands.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

In early images released by A24 Holmes is shown maintaining intense, unnerving eye contact with Fielder, scenes that made even him "uncomfortable," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A statement from the Nottingham Maternity Family Group - which represents many of those affected by the wider scandal - said the incident was "extremely unnerving".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Sandra Ding, who is from China and enrolled at UC Berkeley, said the new rule is unnerving international students on campus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

He hissed, turning to face her, but before he could react, Adiah charged him from behind, headbutting him so that he went flying back, though he landed on his feet with unnerving ease.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray