distortion
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The distortion is a result of it being impossible to accurately represent the surface of a globe on a two-dimensional chart.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
If there’s a market distortion then there’s still plenty of opportunity to take advantage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Chinese coast guard responded to the accusations in a statement, calling Manila's version of events a "complete distortion of the truth".
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
He produced zero evidence of this alleged distortion from Racicot.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Arid I don’t mean that as a distortion, like she always says I do.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
As you may remember from high school, most maps of the world use the Mercator projection, which features considerable distortions, especially in the Northern Hemisphere.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
It’s also necessary to limit distortions to private-sector behavior, since private capital and competitive incentives drive the kind of innovation and financial firepower the rest of the world envies.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
But competition in the industry is heating up as other insurers slough off inflationary distortions, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
To be sure, index inclusion represents passive buying, and buying drives up stock prices, but passive buying, at best, creates short-term distortions in price, not long-term distortions in value.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
On top of that you must make allowances for distortions caused by variations in the Earth’s atmosphere, by intergalactic dust, contaminating light from foreground stars, and many other factors.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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