disrupted

Example Sentences

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The roadblocks erected by the demonstrators across the country have disrupted supplies of fuel, food and medicine to La Paz, causing widespread shortages.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Time will tell the extent to which the blaze has disrupted the island’s unique ecosystem.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Roughly a fifth of global fuel exports have been disrupted, despite some clandestine tanker transits and pipeline throughput.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Scientists increasingly view Alzheimer's as both a neurological and vascular disease, with disrupted blood flow and blood-brain barrier damage contributing to the spread of toxic proteins.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

The dust he disrupted billows up and looks for new places to land.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins