unnerve

Example Sentences

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For assets that many investors treat as protection, the speed and scale of the wipeout in gold and silver on Friday was unnerving.

From MarketWatch

"I think that's unnerved people," he said, noting that not only has the dollar dropped this month, bets that the currency will be hit by future swings have risen too.

From BBC

Ahead of a snap election in Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to scrap a tax on food, but a lack of clear funding is unnerving markets and voters.

From Barron's

The uncertainty over Greenland last week also unnerved investors.

From Barron's

He publicly criticized ICE over incidents including one in which unmarked cars and “men with guns in the yard” unnerved residents and his office had no idea it was an ICE operation.

From The Wall Street Journal