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unsettle

[uhn-set-l] / ʌnˈsɛt l /


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The artworks are as likely to unsettle as they are to move.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Martinez wants his signs to unsettle viewers who are insulated from the city’s unrest.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Even better, he has used his beauty not to become a matinee idol but to unsettle and surprise us, portraying characters whose handsomeness is very much the point but not the whole story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked whether removing Cook could unsettle investors or even contribute to a recession.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

The mother looked down at the road, remembering something that seemed to briefly unsettle her.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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