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“All of those actions are costly. They disturb employer-employee relationships. You lose co-workers. You have to move.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Having access to a preserved specimen had also meant an opportunity to examine authentic animal hair in a controlled and ethical way, he said, without needing to disturb a live animal.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Despite the cold, there’s no radiation to worry about and only gentle 10 mph winds to disturb those dunes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

"Whenever we disturb the ground, when we cut down a tree and expose the soil, the fire can reignite," said fire chief Covens.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

I put my phone on do not disturb and tried to get comfortable.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

But witnessing the book’s reception, it disturbs me how quickly we, as readers, have accepted one side of a complicated relationship: The husband is a monster, she is our sister.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

"Nature has already designed the perfect pollination system. When humans interfere too much, it often disturbs that balance," he says.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Any attempt to intercept the quantum signals disturbs them, creating detectable errors that alert users to possible eavesdropping.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026

In early January, the city of San Diego sued the federal government over razor wire placed on its land, saying it constitutes trespassing and disturbs sensitive habitat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026

"See that no one disturbs his rest without leave from me."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

He noticed an unusually bright patch surrounded by a dark halo, a pattern suggesting that material on the lunar surface had recently been disturbed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi of Harvard Chabad said Zimmer was disturbed by then-Harvard President Claudine Gay’s response to the attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Sayers said: "Seals need sleep just like we do... When they're disturbed, they can panic, stampede across a beach or throw themselves into the sea, risking serious injury."

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

But analysts weren’t as disturbed by the results, remaining bullish enough on the stock that it made the screen.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

If we hadn’t been disturbed, I wonder what might have happened.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

"What we are seeing now is deeply disturbing," one protestor told AFP.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The show can be genuinely disturbing and genuinely funny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The prize ceremony on Saturday wrapped up 10 days of often dark, disturbing programming that chief organiser Alberto Barbera had promised would echo the war-torn and anxiety-filled state of the world.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The inspector-general report, issued late last week and based on interviews with 53 current and former Labor Department employees, is a disturbing read.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Something was disturbing him about the captive mouse.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques