disturbed

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She explained that geological activity such as mountain building and continental rifting has disturbed many older rocks, making them more difficult to analyze.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The programme said it had already been aware of the population, but did not publicise its presence to reduce the risk of the beavers being disturbed by the public.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In Hao’s acceptance speech, read by presenter Jia-Rui Cook in her absence, the author said she “can’t help but be disturbed by how the themes of this book have grown more relevant by the day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

I have been disturbed to see how seriously many of my patients have taken the panic around microplastics and fertility to heart, as if using wooden cutting boards will negate age-related infertility, for example.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

A huge spider stepped out from under a leaf the wasp had disturbed.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer