disconcerting
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Not only is the narrative in this “Animal Farm” not the story you knew it to be, but its social implications could be far more disconcerting than a simple change of ideology.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
Before Rome, Filippino’s painting was a refined extension of the Florentine tradition from which he emerged, whereas after, it became a stranger, more disconcerting mix of the ancient Roman world and the modern one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
While such an effect is highly unlikely and would probably be a tad disconcerting, Ms Mansfield says polynucleotides are forging the way when it comes to regenerative skincare.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
It is a little bit disconcerting that the NYSE-based CVB has not made a new high.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025
How disconcerting it is to look in a mirror and see the same face, unchanged for years.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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The Great Gatsby
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Grade 9, List 3
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1984
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