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disturbance

[dih-stur-buhns] / dɪˈstɜr bəns /


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Wu worked with biologists and used dim red light and a customised fisheye lens to minimise disturbance.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Onlookers leapt to the teen’s defense, and it took 75 officers to quell the disturbance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

If human disturbance makes it easier for new "invaders" to enter these relationships, even when those species are native, other mutualistic partnerships could also become destabilized.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

This often happened during arias, creating a regrettable focus disturbance for the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

And when at last he spoke, Toby’s words came out like hot oil on a stove—still on the surface, but ready to pop at the slightest disturbance.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

Strong winds at high altitudes can weaken or disperse the disturbances before they reach the mesosphere, where they may become visible through a phenomenon known as airglow.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

"If the species is facing issues on this particular landscape, there might be a chance that the ecological disturbances are affecting other birds too," said Lochan.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Those disturbances have been linked with worse recovery, depression, and reduced quality of life.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Munro said headaches were a symptom of migraine attacks, but so too are "visual disturbances, nausea and vomiting, sometimes numbness and tingling, sometimes abdominal pain, sometimes dizziness".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Harry saw little disturbances in the surrounding air: It was as if Hermione had cast a heat haze upon their clearing.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling


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