unsettled

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The sale was modest, but it unsettled investors because Strategy has long been viewed as one of bitcoin’s most important corporate buyers, MarketVector’s Leinweber said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The most likely scenario is for heatwave conditions to hold on until at least the middle of next week, with a change to something a little cooler and more unsettled from Thursday onward.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The article portrays California’s 2026 governor’s race as unusually unsettled and “confounding,” with many voters either undecided or only weakly committed to a choice, even as the primary enters its final weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Do they mostly see it as a chance to make a windfall, or are they unsettled because of the volatility in the market and the fact that their end customers are suffering?

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

I am sure it was because of all the hullabaloo the crowd was making that Marlene was becoming a little unsettled.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo