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unnerving

[uhn-nur-ving] / ʌnˈnɜr vɪŋ /








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Unnerving and wildly entertaining, “Severance” is set inside the antiseptic offices and hallways of the enigmatic Lumon Industries, where employees have had their memories surgically divided between their work and personal lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2022

Unnerving news about the Omicron variant began to emerge from South Africa on Thursday, as Wall Street was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2021

Unnerving though the video is, the police are correct that there’s nothing illegal in it.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2014

Unnerving to world economies is the prospect of the United States defaulting on its financial obligations on Thursday if Congress fails to raise the borrowing authority above the $16.7 trillion debt limit.

From Time • Oct. 14, 2013

Unnerving computer printouts from the pharmacist began arriving: “Maximum benefit reached.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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