ruffle
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Yet it probably won’t be enough to ruffle feathers on Wall Street, especially with investors focused on Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026
He will need that composure in a high-pressure job that seemed to ruffle predecessor Scott Robertson.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Nothing seems to ruffle his fur as this political veteran glides from crisis to crisis with feline calm, and the lick of a paw.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
His ability to ruffle feathers is simply indicative of his desire to speed things up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
She’s still in that ratty blue nightgown that looks left over from her Tunica County days, the gingham ruffle torn at the neck.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Cheaper and faster models coming from developers in China -- particularly from DeepSeek and Moonshot -- have ruffled feathers, and raised concerns about intellectual property theft, in the US.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Eala wins 'for all the girls with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks'
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Although she was dressed in a ruffled, all-white dress, they thankfully did not get married on the spot.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
His methods ruffled feathers in both the private sector and in Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
These thoughts calmed Pax and he dozed with the memory of Peter’s knuckles kneading the loose skin between his shoulder blades so real that his fur ruffled under it.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
The results are flaky rows of delicate porcelain that resemble oversize scales or ruffling coral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
President Donald Trump has a way of ruffling feathers.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Outside the golf resort, a stiff wind kicked up, ruffling the palm trees and sending small waves across a water hazard on the 18th green — an obvious metaphor for these blustery and unsettled times.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
It was also a chance for Lamar to make incisive commentary within his performance without ruffling the feathers of advertisers or the NFL.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2025
The feel of the wind ruffling my fur!
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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