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disrupt

[dis-ruhpt] / dɪsˈrʌpt /




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The lasting effects were not limited to antibiotics, which are already well known for their ability to disrupt populations of gut bacteria.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

She had no idea that the young woman at the wheel, an aspiring novelist in Glickfeld’s Seattle writing workshop, would come to disrupt the business entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

“I just don’t think this move in yield is as explosive yet as it’s going to need to be,” he said, “if it’s going to disrupt equities.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Farage did not attend the results, saying Essex Police had warned him that an "organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result" was planned.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Some of the activists figured that Oleg Kalugin was a KGB plant sent to disrupt the event.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The Chinese embassy in Washington said the move "seriously disrupts" trade between the two countries and Beijing will act to protect its companies.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Gasoline prices have climbed above $4 a gallon as the Iran war disrupts energy markets, inflation remains elevated and interest rates are high.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

The fungus is responsible for chytridiomycosis, a disease that damages the skin of frogs and toads and disrupts their ability to regulate water, salts, and minerals.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Hacking It: As AI disrupts traditional career paths, these college students are skipping corporate internships for San Francisco hacker houses and incubators this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

We trade in our morning books for our afternoon books and then Boy21 says, “They don’t want me to wear my outer-space clothes. They say it disrupts the school day. Do you agree?”

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

Other disrupted genes showed epigenetic changes that may reflect the influence of environmental factors.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

A Pakistani official said significant progress was made in talks with Iran, while China said its cooperation with Iran should not be disrupted.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Services to Plymouth and Penzance are also disrupted with customers relying on Great Western Railway operators as a replacement.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

With alternative shipping routes and ship-to-ship transfer of crude to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, the market is reaching a “sort of equilibrium” where operations aren’t as disrupted as much as before, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

With insufficient oxygen the orderly processes by which the tissues unfold and the organs develop are disrupted; malformations and other abnormalities then occur.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

At one point, the mayor even compared street taco vendors to homeless encampments, with both supposedly disrupting the fabric of a well-run city.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

But this year’s gargantuan amount of AI-related debt supply also “feels like they are hitting a limit of what’s possible without disrupting the market.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

It attributes this to efforts in disrupting the supply of boats to the gangs, and getting more law enforcement on French beaches.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Exactly when quantum computing will start disrupting billion-dollar industries remains hazy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“I’m not a quitter. You messed up the whole plan, José. How could you be so careless? If Principal Rivera thinks we’re disrupting the Fall Fiesta, we could get detention forever. Or worse.”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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