jarring

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Sasaki, in a recent conversation with The Times through interpreter Kensuke Okubo, highlighted two differences that have felt especially jarring.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But jarring tensions are emerging in the run-up to UFC Freedom 250, the event being held in a specially built arena erected over the White House's elegant South Lawn.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

For Banerjee personally, the adjustment may be jarring after decades at the centre of power.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

One year after striking a hard-fought deal to extend Hamilton’s contract, Wolff was presented with the jarring news that his superstar wanted out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Hearing wild barks in the middle of a city had been jarring, unexpected, but now they were soothing.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman