disturb
Example Sentences
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The government isn’t asking the court to disturb Wong Kim Ark’s treatment of children born to lawful permanent residents—who nowadays have green cards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Titan's slightly elongated orbit can disturb inner moons when their orbital periods become simple fractions of Titan's.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026
Mouat has beaten Niklas Edin in eight of their last 10 meetings, and the Swede could not disturb that trend high in the Dolomites in northern Italy.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
“Because we don’t want to disturb the neighbors,” Dad says.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.