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The garments that they could not find, such as Bessette’s wedding dress, her rehearsal dinner dress and a tan and black ruffle coat from Yamamoto, they re-created using historical images and input from the designers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Davis had a reputation for supporting artists, but his decisions could sometimes ruffle feathers.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Despite hand-wringing over the risk that travellers will baulk at paying higher fares, the ongoing war did not appear to ruffle feathers at the International Air Transport Association's annual conference in Rio, which ends Monday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Yet it probably won’t be enough to ruffle feathers on Wall Street, especially with investors focused on Iran.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026

Then, before I can overthink it, I stick my hand into the open window and ruffle Nick’s hair.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Lyons had ruffled feathers by flipping an organizational chart upside down at a sales meeting and urging the sales force to challenge conventional wisdom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

He suggests of loudcasting that "in two years' time we're not going to worry about it", and that those ruffled by it will be more tolerant while offenders modify their behaviour somewhat.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

Although she was dressed in a ruffled, all-white dress, they thankfully did not get married on the spot.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Says the man ain’t got many friends ’cause he don’t have no idea that a good lie tolt at the right time can go a long way to soothing folks’ ruffled feathers.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Award show producers seemed to scramble for hosts that didn’t already have a record of ruffling feathers and could, at the bare minimum, garner a few chuckles from the crowd.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

The results are flaky rows of delicate porcelain that resemble oversize scales or ruffling coral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

He has enjoyed ruffling feathers during his time at Holyrood.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

President Donald Trump has a way of ruffling feathers.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

A cool front had come through during the night, and the air was fresh and clear, with a mild breeze sifting through the treetops, ruffling leaves.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech