disrupt
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I understand how frustrating it is to see homeless encampments in neighborhoods and to deal with unhoused people who disrupt one’s day, as my wife does at her restaurant in Santa Ana.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Software companies are walking a tightrope in 2026 amid fears that artificial-intelligence tools will disrupt their businesses.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Investors have been especially jittery about software companies after Anthropic released simple plug-ins that had capabilities they feared could disrupt various industries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
It can alter immune activity, disrupt nerve structures, and reshape tissues throughout the body, increasing the risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, neuropathy, and cancer.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
He looked away from my wondering eyes, lifting my gauze-wrapped hand from the bed and holding it gently in his, careful not to disrupt the wire connecting me to one of the monitors.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
Vocabulary lists containing disrupt
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President Obama's Speech to the Nation about Terrorism
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