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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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To be fair, the upheaval among OpenAI’s exec ranks has extended to men too; COO Brad Lightcap announced his exit last week.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Like many in his generation Zhu’s early career was upended by the political upheavals of the Mao Zedong era.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

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The severe strain of the virus often presents as a fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, or paralysis.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Later Wednesday, Mexico City Health Secretary Nadine Gasman, told a news conference that another man, about 30, was treated by emergency personnel after suffering an epileptic seizure, convulsions, and gastrointestinal bleeding.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

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But thanks to the streaming revolution, the once-ubiquitous franchise has since shrunk to a single pilgrimage outpost in Bend, Oregon.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
The Michelin Key retreat named for the patron saint of music simmers with classic ’60s and ’70s energy, exuding the era’s powerful rock revolution with a lending library of vinyls, Rega turntables, and rock biographies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

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