disruptive

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Berkshire’s Warren Buffett had said breaking up the maker of Heinz ketchup and Kraft mac and cheese would be costly and disruptive, and that shareholders should have gotten a vote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It’s surprising because ARK invests in disruptive innovators that it believes can deliver sizable long-term returns, so tends to buy the dip when there’s a major selloff in one of the stocks it likes.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

On the security front, Australia and the EU will strengthen cooperation in areas such as crisis management, maritime security and disruptive technologies, including artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

They have remained a frequent, disruptive and at times deadly phenomenon since then.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Perhaps my mother argued that my irregular attendance would be disruptive, I don’t know, but she came home with the books, and we began our kitchen-table school.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson