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disquiet

[dis-kwahy-it] / dɪsˈkwaɪ ɪt /




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In response to a separate question about political disquiet, Forbes said that "politicians have pretended to be able to deliver utopia for too long".

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

U.S. stocks ended slightly higher after another tug-of-war day for markets as AI fever contended with Mideast disquiet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

The report had caused disquiet in South Korea, where the system is a pillar of national defense against nuclear-armed North Korea.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

Cumming hinted at ongoing global disquiet without going too far or getting too pointed.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2026

To see so many added to my disquiet.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

Cromwell identifies: “I have travelled so far to get here, and nothing they do disturbs me now, nor disquiets me, high on my branch.”

From Slate Mar. 12, 2020

The Second Half, which is due in the autumn, is billed as a blend of "memoir and motivational writing in a manner which both disquiets and reassures, in Roy Keane's own original voice".

From BBC Jan. 17, 2014

The disquiets and passions of the Crusades reached him also by degrees.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav

There is a sort of colossal stupidity about the stars in their courses that overpowers and disquiets us.

From God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' by Archer, William

This fable is designed to show us how unreasonable many people are for living in such continual fears and disquiets about the miserableness of their condition.

From ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. by ?sop

The vast fortunes created by men such as Ford have long disquieted many intellectuals and journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

Despite her decades of work in front of the camera, she's still disquieted by horror films.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2025

Many here see her as the embodiment of an America undergoing a cultural shift that threatens the heritage and political sensibilities of an old frontier town disquieted by changing times and suspicious of alternative lifestyles.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2024

How strange that the Under the Radar festival chose otherwise for the finish to a triptych structured like the industry’s shutdown and return: lonely isolation, cautious distance, disquieted reunion.

From New York Times Jan. 13, 2023

Bran was glad for Robb's victory, but disquieted as well.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

There is a particular brand of confidence required to assure party leaders and voters that one has no more skeletons in one’s closet, as Platner did before several more disquieting allegations emerged.

From Slate Aug. 1, 2026

This is what makes Mollen’s reference to dating the toxic man that is her son so disquieting: Why would you tell a 12-year-old boy he’s toxic unless you intend for him to be just that?

From Salon Jun. 4, 2026

The concept came about in 2019, when anonymous users on message board 4chan were asked to "post disquieting images that just feel 'off'."

From BBC May 29, 2026

Lines such as “I love to count, it relaxes me and it gives me an achievable goal” point at a disquieting loneliness without going overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

It was thus difficult to avoid the disquieting thought that I was not accomplishing anything.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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