unnerving
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Performing a comedy routine based on her experience was unnerving, she says, as she was scared to be vulnerable about her mistakes and risk being called a fool by the audience.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
That is another unnerving parallel between today and the dot-com era, but, as Sosnick pointed out, there are important differences as well.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Still, Hollywood, and its significance to moviemaking, has a singular, unnerving allure on her.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Writer-director Kirk Jones doesn’t do a great job finding anything fresh to say about this unnerving situation, with one exception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Late in the night, the furor finally began to relent, replaced by more unnerving sounds.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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