- present tense form of disturb (3rd person singular).
disturbs
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But the principality’s lingering image as a Ruritanian outpost disturbs the family as it looks out from Vaduz castle on a thriving country smoothly run by supply-side economists, bankers and industrialists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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
What really disturbs professionals is the FDA’s injection of inconsistency into its reviews of drug applications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 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
And yet it disturbs me to learn I have hurt someone unintentionally.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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