ruffle
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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
Data centers serve that purpose nicely: Like all large-scale building projects, they ruffle local feathers; and their purpose, unlike an airport or a shopping center, requires explanation and so lends itself to conspiratorial Facebook posting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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
And rather than fly under the radar, Marler took the risk of spouting his theories openly, and was arguably the most bullish at the roundtables, even managing to ruffle Carr's feathers.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
She reached for him again, as if she might ruffle his hair the way she had when he was younger, before stopping herself.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
One of the mayor’s pledges—free bus service—has ruffled feathers at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the agency that operates the city’s bus and subway service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Each had various degrees of success but two of them ruffled feathers.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
Wind ruffled Harding’s hair as he took time to shake hands and introduce himself to every Bowl employee he came into contact with.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
A breeze ruffled the weeds growing tall on the lawn, turning brown now, their seed pods emptying into the air.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
It’s gliding along the water, occasionally changing direction or ruffling its feathers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
Last year, comedian Nikki Glaser did the impossible, earning raves as the show’s first solo female host without ruffling too many feathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Josh came tearing around the house, scolding, ruffling his feathers, and I didn’t blame him.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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