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Oil prices jumped Thursday as the latest attack fueled concerns among traders that Iran could further disrupt shipments through Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The companies are among the survivors of the quest to disrupt aviation using new aircraft designs, electricity and artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ukraine is understandably cagey about how it goes about confronting this increasingly sophisticated threat, but electronic methods to disrupt the drones' connectivity are high on the list.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Rolling blackouts disrupt industry while new oil exports crash to zero.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

My parents had been concerned that all the moving around would disrupt my training routine, especially when I had to get back into competitive shape after my shoulder injury healed.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Hundreds of kilometers away – in Denver and along the Canadian border – heavy ashfall darkens the sky, obstructs roads and disrupts power, water supplies and communications.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

When Rosales writes about cholos, she disrupts caricatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“That kind of capability directly disrupts the operational advantage these transnational criminal organizations rely on, and it strengthens our ability to protect both Texas communities and the broader region,” he said in an email.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

In Nepal, nearly 3,500 people have been left homeless and displaced in 27 sites - mostly schools, which disrupts education - across the districts of Nuwakot and Rasuwa.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

But if a mutation disrupts the function of an enzyme, then the normal gene must specify the information to make the normal enzyme.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

“If Gulf unloads are materially disrupted, fewer clean empties will become available for repositioning just as harvest progresses and October contract needs begin drawing on the fleet.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Over the last five years, coastal erosion, bluff movement, high tides and landslides have significantly disrupted rail service in San Clemente.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz closure has forced Asian countries to buy more coal as an alternative to disrupted gas supplies, analysts and miners said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The anxious spiral can outlast the physical symptoms, because it feeds on itself: worry disrupts thinking, and disrupted thinking produces more worry.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Printing wasn’t the only part of Kepler’s life disrupted by the war.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

A study released in February found it was affecting bird behaviour across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to their ability to find food and avoid predators.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Above the gumline, where oxygen is more plentiful, disrupting AHL signaling favored bacteria linked with better oral health.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

While the region has always drawn tourists, trekkers and researchers given its scenic landscape and biodiversity, rapid infrastructure expansion in the past decade has made more places accessible, increasing footfall and disrupting the wildlife.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

What is your risk tolerance versus risk capacity — the former being the risk you’re comfortable with versus the latter, which is how much risk your portfolio can handle without disrupting your financial goals?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Wagging her finger to warn us against disrupting, she opened the door.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat