as in upheaval
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Noun
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She's recently had to cope with a considerable amount of upheaval due to the work being done on the property.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025 -
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Wall Street banks just posted their biggest-ever haul from stock trading as the opening months of President Donald Trump’s tenure led to upheavals across asset classes — and the need for institutional investors around the world to position themselves for a new regime.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The third one is transgenerational trauma; the fact that this sense of dispossession, this sense of insecurity, this sense of unsettlement is transferred from generation to generation.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2024
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The first sign of unsettlement is when Carl starts bringing mismatched chairs to Jody’s shop, where the play takes place, claiming his own apartment is too small.—
ELISABETH VINCENTELLI,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2017
Noun
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Those younger than a year old can develop apnea (potentially deadly pauses in breathing), pneumonia, convulsions and encephalopathy (brain disease).—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2025
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With the more serious form of Listeria, symptoms may include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2025
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From climate leadership and architectural innovation to culinary revolutions and cinematic exports, Danish values are increasingly resonating worldwide.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Political thriller The Translator (2020) explored the early days of the revolution and the decades of oppression that preceded it, through the tale of a political refugee living in Australia who returns to Syria in search of his brother after he is arrested by the authorities for protesting.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Unsettledness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsettledness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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