unsettle
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John McGinn: The skipper drilled over and was his usual energetic self as Villa tried to unsettle Arsenal and did not drop his energy levels.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
He specifically says he won’t unsettle the financial markets that rely on having an independent Fed.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
A five-year outlook does appear to have slipped into 1Q FY 2027, but that’s unlikely to unsettle investors given the strong gold-market backdrop, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The artworks are as likely to unsettle as they are to move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
White liked to interview a subject in a place that was unfamiliar to the person in order to unsettle him, and so he had Lawson taken to a room off the warden’s office.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
"The disclosure of such confidential, sensitive information not only unsettles our workforce; it is also damaging to the business," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Barcelona forward's excellent ball control and dribbling skills clearly unsettles defences and pulled the Austrian defenders towards him to create more space for Oyarzabal.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The grand old man of Victorian letters was once a young romantic whose grief-soaked verse still dazzles and unsettles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
What unsettles me is how eagerly people rush to perform the worst versions of themselves when given permission.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
The statue unsettles me the longer I stare at it, and I waste no more time leaving the corridor to head to the sky garden.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
The shift from desktop to mobile unsettled investors in Alphabet and Amazon, but both emerged as major beneficiaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Saturday will be the more unsettled day of the weekend, generally cool with blustery showers.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The report that unsettled the market was the S&P Global U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
The unsettled first act, full of false starts, feels like an early draft of the play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
We were greeted by curious stares and an indifference that completely unsettled me.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
Hartnett’s work is dynamic and unsettling, making what could be a forgettable tertiary character into an integral part of the story that viewers hold in the back of their minds, even when he’s offscreen.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Canadian comedian, writer and producer Fielder is famous for harnessing the power of awkwardness, cringe and deadpan wit to great, if unsettling, comedic effect.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
There are so many scary diseases out there that I had to wonder: Is there something about plague that is particularly unsettling?
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
The film takes its time in unfolding its mysteries, yet it charts every moment with an unsettling psychological realism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
If I found it unsettling, Barack did not.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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