disrupt
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ServiceNow was among the hardest hit during a prolonged software selloff earlier this year, fueled by market anxieties that artificial intelligence might disrupt software-as-a-service business models.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
If I had wanted to disrupt, I would have done something like make a sound or hold a sign.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Bazuin: We wanted to disrupt expectations audiences might have and to make it a more human portrait.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The NCA said 950 people have been arrested and more than £10m worth of goods seized over the past 18 months and the new unit would help it target and disrupt more "high harm offenders".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“But you have to promise me that you won’t disrupt the class anymore,” Mrs. Brisbane told him.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing disrupt
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