perturbed
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Investors don’t appear to be perturbed by the prospect of tighter monetary policy, they say, citing that holdings in gold exchange-traded funds have risen in recent sessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I wouldn't say angry. I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon, you know."
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
More curiously, even though U.S. high-yield spreads are at post-1998 lows, few investors seemed to be unduly perturbed here.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025
His adversaries think he’ll crumple like yesterday’s broadsheet when they turn him away, and are perturbed to realize he’s more like the human equivalent of tissue hanging onto the heel of a shoe.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025
Ampleforth marched clumsily out between the guards, his face vaguely perturbed, but uncomprehending.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing perturbed
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