disruption

Example Sentences

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Citi analysts still project that China’s economy will grow 5% this year, expecting little disruption from the Iran war and resilient exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Investors are betting big that the largest oil disruption in history might jolt the energy industry out of a yearslong slumber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Supplies will carry on dwindling the longer disruption persists and crude prices could top $150 a barrel “if there is no improvement in sight” this month, Patricot wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The disruption in global shipping has sent global fuel prices soaring.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 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