distort
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Much of this volatility is directly attributable to leveraged products that tend to distort and amplify sudden moves in the market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
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
Galactic collisions distort the shape of an originally spherical cluster and may also contribute to the genesis of spirals and irregulars from ellipticals.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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