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Amid the usual first-day jitters, students and faculty were additionally anxious about resuming classes during a war that had unsettled the country, Jews and Arabs alike.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024

Of more interest are comments made by Morgan, the godfather of English white-ball cricket, who hinted at something that had "unsettled" the camp.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

Nonetheless, it’s understood many remain unpaid weeks after the sanctions announcement, despite a government decision to unfreeze accounts and “normalize” a situation that Keravnos conceded had unsettled the financial services sector.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023

John Flahive, head of fixed income investments at BNY Mellon Wealth Management, said it was the scale of the pricing in of anticipated U.S. rate hikes that had unsettled markets.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2022

Piper should’ve been thinking faster, but Hercules had unsettled her.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan