disruption
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Strong winds could also cause damage, transport disruption and power cuts.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Clecat, a European association that represents freight forwarders, agreed that the "most acute disruption has been on the Rhine".
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
While artificial-intelligence disruption fears have dogged the sector this year, investors seem to be coming around to the view that some software-as-a-service companies will hold up better than others in the AI era.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
However doubt remains over whether Fernandez will stay, and there is concern about the disruption such a late transfer would create, not least if new manager Xabi Alonso wanted to recruit a replacement.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The faster and broader this transition to a new era, the greater the potential for disruption, as opposed to an orderly transfer of power from the old winners to the new winners.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
“Renewed attacks in the Middle East raise the prospect of ongoing disruptions to supply,” ANZ Research analysts say in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
More than 8,000 customers were affected by the latest supply disruptions, which SEW said was a result of prolonged hot weather, high demand, pipe bursts, and power issues.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The NGO Save the Children said more than 8,000 children faced "safety risks and disruptions to their education" following the quake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
That’s mainly because global refining capacity for finished fuels is severely constrained by geopolitical conflicts and facility disruptions, even as crude supplies remain relatively stable.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
He himself had been enmagicked as a young boy, and he knew the consequences of the action—the odd eruptions, the disruptions in thinking, the unpleasant extension of the life span.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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State of the Union Address 2016
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