disturbance
Example Sentences
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The governor of Jalisco reported roadblocks and other disturbances throughout the western state and advised people to stay home.
From Los Angeles Times
By monitoring disturbances in the Wi-Fi networking signal, the system can notify you when someone has entered or exited the home at certain times of day or night, for example.
The former “Even Stevens” child star was “causing a disturbance” at the business, prompting staff to remove him from the premises, police said.
From Los Angeles Times
Others have tracked attendance at political gatherings, parsing changes in seating arrangements or unexplained absences that can signal a disturbance in an official’s career trajectory.
“Sleep disturbances precede most neurodegenerative diseases by up to decades,” she added.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
