unnerving
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"It was quite unnerving, I've never heard thunder like that in my life," Dunn said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
As unnerving as this post was, it’s probably not the most questionable thing Mollen has put on her social-media feeds.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
“This is my mega-serious face,” she says with an unnerving grin.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
That is another unnerving parallel between today and the dot-com era, but, as Sosnick pointed out, there are important differences as well.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
An unnerving quiet had just infected the groups of kids standing nearest to us, and I felt my body tense even as I looked forward and stared at nothing.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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