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unsettling



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"Everything is unsettling and I am angry at how we are treated," says Anaïs, who is now 42 years old.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Miller has been racking up a series of unsettling on-camera appearances in which his attempts at defending himself instead reveal a deep well of dishonesty.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

For those too young to appreciate Spark’s dry humor, the story is enhanced by Edward Gorey’s pleasantly unsettling illustrations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Etching chips with DUV "is slower, lower-yield and more expensive than EUV production, but it is proving sufficient for near-frontier chips, unsettling policymakers and investors who had assumed China faced tighter constraints".

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

“You’re right,” he said with an unsettling directness.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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