disrupt
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Border Patrol agent as part of an effort to disrupt deportations, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Another is the Galaxy's outer warp, where the disk bends and could disrupt the conditions needed for star formation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
But as tensions disrupt energy flows from the Middle East, supplies have become uncertain and costs have risen.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Even if the test isn’t flawless, such development will remain critical to SpaceX’s efforts to build on its cost advantage, which threatens to disrupt everything from telecom to AI.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle weren’t listening; they were talking in an undertone and Harry had a nasty feeling they were plotting how best to disrupt the lesson.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing disrupt
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