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distorted

[dih-stawr-tid] / dɪˈstɔr tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
crooked
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“Repealing the tariffs on fertilizer imports would be a good first step,” McKinney said, suggesting that farmers should have “a marketplace that’s not distorted by tariffs.”

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Even in its distorted state, the fossil revealed important details.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

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

“No?” the man roared, his face so distorted with anger he looked more like an animal than a man, his teeth glittering in the flickering torchlight.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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