unnerving
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That is another unnerving parallel between today and the dot-com era, but, as Sosnick pointed out, there are important differences as well.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
This combination — mass reach without institutional control — makes him both valuable and unnerving for the Democratic Party establishment.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
“It’s very unnerving in some ways,” Sherman said.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
Writer-director Kirk Jones doesn’t do a great job finding anything fresh to say about this unnerving situation, with one exception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
More unnerving, however, were tales of scythes who gleaned the passenger from the seat they took.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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