distort
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The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Thursday that the deal could potentially distort competition in the bloc’s internal market.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Schlamminger skipped the conference's morning sessions, preoccupied with worries about temperature fluctuations, pressure changes, and other tiny effects that might distort the results.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Eben Upton told the BBC's Big Boss Interview podcast this could "distort people's choices in ways that make that skill shortage worse and not better".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Social media has created the conditions for this “doomer mindset” to flourish: Constant exposure to information, algorithm-driven echo chambers, and excessive screen time distort perception and isolate teens, making it harder to discern what’s true.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
As we change our perspective, we see their apparent shapes distort severely.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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