amiss
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But sluggish “churn”—job turnover as people quit in favor of better opportunities—suggests something is amiss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
She said she had never had an issue before but knew something was amiss when she returned to the property to notice her window was wide open and her sofa cushions in the street.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
In 2014, at the very bottom of Springfield’s income collapse, Daniels was working at Horace Mann Elementary, onboarding the new kindergarten class, when she realized something was amiss.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
The purpose is to have somebody to call in case the financial representative senses something amiss: unusual withdrawals, missed payments, confusion, forgetfulness or other signs of cognitive decline.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Blackett, luckily, found out that something was amiss.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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