disrupt
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“What this conflict has taught us, and what the Russia-Ukraine conflict has taught us, is that it doesn’t take much to disrupt things.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
It has drawn in Fisher Island’s residents, billionaire developers, cruise lines and county officials, and threatens to disrupt operations at one of the busiest cruise ports in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
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
Snow plows forward, saying that clearly the rebels are now attempting to disrupt the dissemination of information they find incriminating, but both truth and justice will reign.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing disrupt
Make a Break for It: Rupt
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This Week in Words: December 9 - 15, 2017
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President Obama's Speech to the Nation about Terrorism
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