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disruption

[dis-ruhp-shuhn] / dɪsˈrʌp ʃən /
NOUN
division
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AI could see a “self-imposed regulation or a slowdown in development” to allow more time to adjust to its implications, though they identify no evidence of broad labor-market disruption from the emerging technology.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Microsoft shares fell despite its 27% OpenAI stake, as AI disruption fears have dropped its stock 13% in 12 months.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Media folk, perhaps fearful of the impact of artificial intelligence on their livelihoods, tend to cover potential economic disruption from AI as a threat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Brent crude has been hovering around $91 a barrel, despite the world experiencing its worst supply disruption ever because of the Iran war.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 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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