disrupt
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At the start, Barclays focuses on comments from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei External link earlier this year, who said “AI will disrupt 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs over 1—5 years.”
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“It’s becoming a commercial force and it’s starting to disrupt terrestrial industries.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The 2021 US Open champion held a commanding 3-0 lead before rain halted play - but that would not disrupt her rhythm.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Experts worried the trauma wrought by the move would disrupt their spawning process, but they had babies that spring.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
She became anxious to please, and learned quickly that the minor qualifications she might have added would disrupt the process that she herself had set in train.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing disrupt
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