distorted
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The data are there, he points out, but they are often concealed or distorted.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Newly reactivated jets from the black hole are pushing outward, only to be distorted and compressed by the intense pressure of the massive galaxy cluster surrounding it.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
"Recent reporting of the meeting is highly exaggerated and distorted," the Pentagon said on X. "The meeting between Pentagon and Vatican officials was a respectful and reasonable discussion."
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 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
The more massive the object that is sitting on the sheet, the more the sheet gets distorted, and the larger the dimple around that object.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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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