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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
perturb .
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Examples
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If another substance, such as a protein, is dissolved in water, it "perturbs" this choreography at its interface.
innovations-report 2010
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(Also, our governor is named Perry, which greatly perturbs me.)
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It may then refuse to freeze until some largely unpredictable outside influence perturbs it, such as a vibration, a speck of dust, or a scratch on the inside surface of its container.
Robert L. Wolke: Hot Water Really Can Freeze First! Robert L. Wolke 2012
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What perturbs the RBI is that all of India's foreign banks currently operate as branches, not subsidiaries of the home business that are legally incorporated in India.
India's Cautious Welcome to Foreign Banks T.T. Ram Mohan 2011
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What scares you or perturbs you in the coming week could, by August, become what fuels you.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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There is something about children not getting the best that society has to offer that perturbs me.
Christopher Reeve: Who is the Real Superman? Christopher Reeve 2010
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Scientists call something that perturbs our planet's energy balance a 'radiative forcing', adding warming if positive, cooling if negative.
Nathan Currier: Methane and the Fierce Urgency of Now Nathan Currier 2011
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There is something about children not getting the best that society has to offer that perturbs me.
Christopher Reeve: Who is the Real Superman? Christopher Reeve 2010
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There is something about children not getting the best that society has to offer that perturbs me.
Christopher Reeve: Who is the Real Superman? Christopher Reeve 2010
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What scares you or perturbs you in the coming week could, by August, become what fuels you.
Intense 2009
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