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disruption

[dis-ruhp-shuhn] / dɪsˈrʌp ʃən /
NOUN
division
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The government said supplies would not be interrupted but declaring severe drought would ensure "proactive steps are taken to safeguard water before any disruption occurs".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

But he said this week that any disruption was the responsibility of the US government, not his SpaceX firm.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Goodwin and her colleagues tackled this problem by examining rare events known as tidal disruption events.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

For Lenkinski, the disruption was painful on several levels.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

The only real certainty was the disruption that would be caused by long-distance travel and the myriad other difficulties inherent in building a complex structure far from home.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

A bipartisan group of US senators has signed a letter demanding an investigation into the disruptions to the network.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Previous experiments involving animals have also identified the liver as one of the organs especially vulnerable to disruptions in the normal relationship between eating and sleeping.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

And earlier this week, Ukraine reported disruptions to a critical US satellite communications system that its army uses on the battlefield.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The International Energy Agency is scheduled to release its October oil market report Wednesday, providing updated assessments of global supply, demand and inventories amid the continuing disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Benjamin Rush mentions the disruptions in a few brief references, but provides no details.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy


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