disruptive
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Other times, providers are too quick to expel people for behavior that although disruptive, doesn’t pose an immediate danger, said Kelsey Madigan, LAHSA’s director of interim housing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
“She was being very loud about it. It was so embarrassing and disruptive, and she kept calling the flight attendants over.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
At the same time, the cease-fire also diminishes the less likely but more disruptive prospect that a prolonged surge in energy prices would compel the Fed to consider raising rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
But while the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is disruptive to global supplies, others argue the world today is more resilient.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
‘I am never invited to see my parents. I can only wander the ruins of their old domains. They find my presence . . . disruptive.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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