disturbed

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In Hao’s acceptance speech, read by presenter Jia-Rui Cook in her absence, the author said she “can’t help but be disturbed by how the themes of this book have grown more relevant by the day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

I have been disturbed to see how seriously many of my patients have taken the panic around microplastics and fertility to heart, as if using wooden cutting boards will negate age-related infertility, for example.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The uneasy orchestral writing acts as a collective, disturbed subconscious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He retired in 2023 and was disturbed to learn from former colleagues that the office was shutting down the open union probes.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

“Mmm,” Finn murmured, which could have been the start of saying Mom...or just a protest at being disturbed.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix