disturb
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The subject is both boring and harrowing, so why disturb the moment?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
But there is a subtlety here: measurements in quantum physics inevitably disturb the system being measured.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
"It is defended precisely when those opinions disturb or provoke disagreement, provided that they form part of democratic debate, as is the case across all of our media outlets."
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, BBC DJ Sara Cox's husband had the result spoiled by cheering neighbours - after deciding to sleep downstairs so as not to disturb his wife ahead of her Radio 2 debut on Monday.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
I switched on do not disturb but kept checking the lock screen to see if Traveler had messaged.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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“Like the anger disturbs my body so much that it makes me cry. No matter how much I tried to unplug from Carol, my body didn’t understand that I was pretending.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
This fading memory disturbs Dervis Hizarci, a former teacher and the head of KIGA, a Berlin organization against antisemitism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
When ions move through a crystal lattice in a fluid-like way, their motion temporarily disturbs the lattice symmetry.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
"It's polite to let them know and apologise in advance if it disturbs them. We'll normally turn the music down by 11 or midnight - or sometimes just invite them to join us."
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
“No sight of misery disturbs us, nor of despairing poverty out in vain search for employment.... We work our eight hours a day in peaceful security and in absolute confidence of our pay.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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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
By changing the pulse intensity, the researchers could control how strongly they disturbed the charge density waves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Note: the Lynch compound and all other residential locations mentioned are all private residences, and not to be disturbed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Jimmy O'Keeffe - who took the footage - says he was "shocked and in total disbelief" as his picnic was disturbed.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
One of the reasons Eisman’s report disturbed so many is that he’d failed to give the companies he’d insulted fair warning.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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“We felt the speaking version of the character was weird and disturbing and the voice never completely even matched what I thought Wile E. would sound like,” Green says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Its off-kilter tone and genuinely disturbing climax made it a favourite for horror fans.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
All of which is disturbing enough, if not surprising.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The findings suggest that some genetic mutations may cause disease not only by changing individual genetic instructions, but also by disturbing the physical arrangement of the genome itself.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I just got a disturbing call from Mrs. Fisher. Again,” he says, and I can tell he’s not playing this time.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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