disruption
Example Sentences
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The world is currently facing the largest oil-supply disruption in history, according to the International Energy Agency.
From MarketWatch
Contingency plans have been put in place by hospital trusts, but some disruption appears inevitable.
From BBC
Geographically isolated and with only two working oil refineries, Australia is heavily exposed to disruptions in global fuel supply and imports most of its petrol.
From Barron's
The federation said its sector is exposed to supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and rising energy costs.
Loans to software companies thought to be vulnerable to disruption from artificial-intelligence technology are under an intense spotlight.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
