disruptive
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As the storm moves further inland and loses contact with its warm water fuel source it will weaken but it is still expected to bring some potentially disruptive wet weather.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Thybulle, along with Ziaire Williams and Adou Thiero, has been praised for how disruptive he has been during workouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Jeffrey Hall, a professor of communications at the University of Kansas, said one reason is simply that phone calls are sometimes disruptive to people’s lives.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
“The longer a diesel export ban lasts, the more disruptive it would likely be by putting upward pressure on gasoline prices because diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel are largely produced together,” the strategists said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
She would count uprooting her family as disruptive.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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