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disruption

[dis-ruhp-shuhn] / dɪsˈrʌp ʃən /
NOUN
division
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I expect there will be more job creation than disruption, but groups have been left behind in the past and I’d want a working group to create programs for those under- or unemployed.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Should the disruption to shipping end soon, the World Bank expects the U.S. economy to grow by 2.2% this year, unchanged from its January forecasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Coming on top of decades of human-caused warming, it could bring another record-hot year - most likely in 2027 - with disruption to weather, food supplies and economies running well into that year.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Shares of Verizon Communications, AT&T and T-Mobile US have all traded lower in recent days, partly on fears of disruption by SpaceX.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Another especially effective strategy was disruption of the Indigenous trade networks, which caused food shortages and starvation.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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