disrupt
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If you or I were. to disrupt a major city’s traffic to perform a wedding, we would go to jail.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2026
“The attacks are meant to disrupt and deter ships from traversing the strait,” Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at London’s Chatham House think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Penalties can be higher if the offence is committed as part of a criminal conspiracy to disrupt peace or religious harmony.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
While one proposed method could severely disrupt one of Earth's most important climate cycles, another appears to have little impact.
From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026
Mapper didn’t want to disrupt the scheme, he just wanted to be in on the scheme.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
Vocabulary lists containing disrupt
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