distortion
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The sound stage felt bludgeoned into submission throughout, as the intense distortion of bass, percussion and guitars made the instrument separation within the mix almost inaudible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Infante, who covers the beverage alcohol industry in his newsletter “Fingers,” has watched that distortion happen in real time.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Index fund fans counter that claims of distortion are mostly sour grapes from fund managers struggling to outperform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Now consider Thomas’ distortion of the congressional scheme.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
A voice materializes out of the distortion in his headphones, then fades, and he goes ferreting after it.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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It’s also necessary to limit distortions to private-sector behavior, since private capital and competitive incentives drive the kind of innovation and financial firepower the rest of the world envies.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Like other national myths, this is all a mix of lies, truths and distortions of reality — and ideals and aspirations.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Heavy Treasury issuance creates distortions between government bonds and derivatives linked to them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
That meant handheld cameras, flares, saturated colors, distortions, negative imagery and odd angles to reflect the growing sense of terror.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
If only she would learn some theory, she would understand how her supposed antihelical features arose from the minor distortions needed to pack regular helices into a crystalline lattice.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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