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disturbance

[dih-stur-buhns] / dɪˈstɜr bəns /


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Lee and his colleagues realized that the wake from a single quark would be much easier to identify if there were no second quark creating an overlapping disturbance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

French justice minister Gerald Darmanin said things had "gone from high-school student demonstrations to a public order disturbance".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Pasadena Police were called to a family disturbance in the 300 block of Mooresque Drive at 12:31 a.m. on Sept. 19, according to Lt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

This often happened during arias, creating a regrettable focus disturbance for the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“You are three men of sin, whom destiny has belched up ’pon this island,” Cymbeline crowed, rolling her eyes at the disturbance.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

"If the species is facing issues on this particular landscape, there might be a chance that the ecological disturbances are affecting other birds too," said Lochan.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

That stability could allow the magnetic system to resist small environmental disturbances that might otherwise interfere with its ability to provide reliable navigational information.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Munro said headaches were a symptom of migraine attacks, but so too are "visual disturbances, nausea and vomiting, sometimes numbness and tingling, sometimes abdominal pain, sometimes dizziness".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

But a new study published in Science suggests that preventing disturbances within existing forests, including selective logging and wildfires, can sometimes deliver the greatest benefits for the money spent.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

We can’t forecast rock disturbances on our own surface.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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