as in disrupts
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair
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The widespread use of wearables, for example, can offer hard evidence of just how much that second (or third) glass of wine disrupts sleep.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2026 -
The widespread use of wearables, for example, can offer hard evidence of just how much that second (or third) glass of wine disrupts sleep.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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That is not unique — Major League Baseball’s offseason shuffles along at a deliberate pace, just as the Dodgers historically have liked.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In front of me, as various motors rev up to speed, the robot shuffles in place, looking like an arthritic boxer readying for a fight.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Where the Roma obscured the line between a classic grand tourer and a sports car with supercar tendencies, the Amalfi confuses things further.—
Jonny Lieberman,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2026
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So everyone confuses literal with figurative; literally, who cares?—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
16 Jan. 2026
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Another possibility is that there is a relic magnetic field that exists between galaxies which remains from the early universe and disturbs low-energy gamma-rays.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The water is perfectly clear — until someone brushes the side of the cave or disturbs the soft bottom, sending fine silt particles billowing into the beam of a headlamp.—
Jennifer Walker,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Tousles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tousles. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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