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unsettlement

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Definition of unsettlement

as in upheaval

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Recent Examples of unsettlement 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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Guardiola is gone, star midfielder Rodri has departed, and there is ongoing upheaval across several positions as new boss Enzo Maresca reshapes the squad.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
So the city’s annual meeting with the investment community came at an inconvenient time given the personnel upheaval on the fifth floor.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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But in some cases, West Nile can reach the brain and cause extreme headaches, meningitis, tremors, convulsions and paralysis.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
The gas was highly toxic to the respiratory system, causing asphyxiation, convulsions, and, in severe cases, death.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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Two inequalities, of wealth and and of time, are the obstacle to the game-changing revolution in healthcare that these drugs represent.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Change has been a constant companion for Newcastle United since their takeover five years ago but perhaps for the first time, this summer has felt like a genuine revolution.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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