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Recent Examples of perturbation His team's 2019 experiments involved pouring Hellman's Real Mayonnaise—no Miracle Whip for this crew—into a Plexiglass container and then creating wavelike perturbations in the mayo. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024 Equally important is a resilient mindset, one that treats perturbations as inevitable rather than calamitous and resists the urge to overreact. Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013 Around 183 million years ago, there was a perturbation in the carbon cycle, along with extreme volcanism that belched out massive amounts of methane, sulfur dioxide, and mercury. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024 His research focuses on how marine ecosystems respond to natural and anthropogenic perturbations. Graham A. J. Worthy, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018 See all Example Sentences for perturbation 
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Noun
  • Advertising from telehealth companies, along with data showing that a sizable portion of men who get testosterone don’t even get their levels checked beforehand, lends credence to their fears.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • If Friday the 13th worries you, others share your fear.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical concerns, and do not ignore professional advice based on information from MediKarma.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • President Joe Biden signed it into law in April, after years of some lawmakers questioning if ByteDance is a national security concern due to its ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Lazarus also encourages people not to let anxiety and fear control them.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder, so there is some overlap between sleep anxiety and sleep phobia (somniphobia).
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Pentagon officials tried and failed to block the deal at the time, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, which cited worries that AMD had transferred crucial know-how that could aid China’s military and domestic semiconductor ambitions.
    Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, our primary worry on this front is less about workers staying in their roles longer and more about declining immigration, which has been a source of economic strength in recent years.
    Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Jobs have been scarce since the end of the peak TV era, leading to a general sense of unease among the membership.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Reports suggest plans are already creating unease among federal workers who are concerned about whether their jobs may be cut by the incoming administration.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024

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“Perturbation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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