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More than 3,200 pistons distort two flexible mirrors with near atomic-scale precision to account for blemishes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The advantage of looking at profit margins is that they exclude some of the one-time events that distort bottom-line numbers, such as goodwill write-downs or restructuring charges.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

She added: "No matter what noises exist out there, nothing will be able to distort my reality or be more real to me or not as real to me as this love that we share."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

"These allegations are all either baseless or they distort the truth," he has said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

While everyone knows that prison can warp or distort the personalities of prisoners, few stop to consider how it can do the same to those who work inside.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

“Corruption doesn’t just slow progress, it distorts it. It raises costs, weakens competition, and erodes the trust that markets depend on. It’s not a victimless problem,” Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

"J1007+3540 is one of the clearest and most spectacular examples of episodic AGN with jet-cluster interaction, where the surrounding hot gas bends, compresses, and distorts the jets," Dr. Pal explained.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026

Bad weather often distorts the jobs report by making it seem as if employment was weaker than it really was.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

That distorts the ability of any investor to predict returns in a blended bond portfolio.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

Instead of making her clients beautiful, she distorts them.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

It was almost impossible to hear the presentation because the volume was turned up so loud that the sound was distorted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

The agendas also contained a distorted periodic table, unreadable phases of the moon and other garbled educational material that parents suspect may have been created using artificial intelligence.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

These properties can be arranged into topological structures, which are patterns that remain stable even when stretched or distorted.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

Krugman has argued the continent’s decline is exaggerated, that standard economic data has been distorted by the U.S. tech industry and doesn’t reflect the quality of life on either continent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Genes, phenotypes, selection, and evolution were bound together by cords of relatively basic laws—but it was easy to imagine that these laws could be misunderstood and distorted.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Thomas Pearce, 19, from Old Colwyn, Conwy, has Pfeiffer Syndrome, which causes the skull to prematurely fuse in the womb, distorting the shape of the head and face.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Signs that retail interest could be distorting prices aren’t hard to find: Shares of retail favorites tend to see greater underperformance following a disappointing earnings report, Ali noted.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

It is distorting the stock market, profits, the speed and composition of economic growth, trade and even our moods—especially about the job market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

His side accused Lively of distorting events on set and filed a defamation suit seeking $400 million in damages against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and others.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

Beside me, the student's eyes swam with a distorting cataract of tears, his features rigid as though he struggled within himself.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison