unsettle
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He specifically says he won’t unsettle the financial markets that rely on having an independent Fed.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Still, few things unsettle hikers more than the possibility of a grizzly encounter.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 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
These tensions could unsettle production in electric vehicles and defence equipment too, says Naoki Hattori, chief Japan economist at Mizuho.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
There’s too much ornate woodwork here, and the precious layerings of molding and mullion and balustrade and apse, all those thousands of genteel decisions, the studied cuts, just unsettle me.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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"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
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This goes some distance in explaining why Nolan’s writing of the women in “The Odyssey” left so many people unsettled, and perhaps why it took weeks for “Furious” to build word-of-mouth momentum.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
His combative predecessor Herbert Diess, a former BMW executive, had unsettled the workforce by drawing unfavorable comparisons of Volkswagen’s technology and manufacturing with those of Tesla, which at the time was expanding rapidly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The work revealed previously hidden species diversity and helped resolve a taxonomic problem that had remained unsettled for years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Whether new degrees in AI or digital humanities pay off, or result in concrete careers, is unsettled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
As always, Renn was unsettled by Torak’s skill at tracking.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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The EA said it understood that changes to transport arrangements can be unsettling and added that it sometimes needs to refresh contracts to ensure value for money.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
While “Buddy” represents Kelly’s first theatrically released project, his affinity for parodying familiar media to unsettling ends first received mainstream attention with 2014’s “Too Many Cooks,” a short film for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
But as he aggressively attacks his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and her father, Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, Miller’s behavior is as bizarre as it is unsettling.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Spending down assets can be unsettling after a lifetime of saving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was all rather unsettling to think about; in short, it would be a relief to get away from Ashton Place for a while—and to London!
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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