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Prof Smith from the University of Portsmouth in the UK, who has studied the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster, said the biggest danger linked to the site was disturbing radioactive dust.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Various measures of crime peaked in D.C. in 2023, and that was disturbing, because at the time nationally, the crime wave was starting to ebb, and D.C. was still going up.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

He added that talk of only one head rolling over the scandal was "disturbing".

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

“It was disturbing and shocking and unacceptable,” Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

Whatever it was, it was disturbing my dying.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel