distortion

From the opening title track, we get quiet-to-loud structures with ominous minor-key guitar strumming that explodes on choruses, becoming saturated with distortion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

That distortion would change the apparent size of the patterns.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The distortion is a result of it being impossible to accurately represent the surface of a globe on a two-dimensional chart.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

This was patently untrue, but a justifiable distortion in the Jeffersonian scheme of things because motivated by an authentic urge to sustain the friendship.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Manson said the claims were "horrible distortions of reality" and his "intimate relationships had always been entirely consensual".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

But for the economic distortions caused by reduced crude-oil availability from the war in Iran, California’s demand would likely be met almost entirely by Asian exporters if transport costs were the only issue—waivers or not.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

Both these long sentences roll and gather powerfully, even allowing for the distortions of translation.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith