distorted
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The data are there, he points out, but they are often concealed or distorted.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
The story "does not correspond to the truth in any way", spokesman Matteo Bruni said, the day after the Pentagon dismissed the account as "highly exaggerated and distorted".
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
It’s a cracked mirror, with each fragment revealing a different, distorted image of the human psyche — and it’s really funny, too.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
At even later stages, the atoms form more stretched and distorted shapes, reflecting a swinging, roaming motion.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 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
Vocabulary lists containing distorted
Twists and Turns: Tor
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Elie Wiesel's "Hope, Despair and Memory" (1986)
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"An Awful Human Trade," Vocabulary from the news article
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