distortion

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Kevin Warsh, nominated to lead the Fed, prioritizes shrinking its approximately $6.7 trillion balance sheet to reduce market distortion and central bank influence.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The solution of indexing capital gains to inflation would correct this distortion by adjusting the original purchase price for inflation before calculating taxable gains, ensuring that only genuine appreciation beyond inflation is subject to taxation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Carr’s threat is a grotesque distortion of the FCC’s mandate.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

To describe this extreme distortion, the team introduced the term "hyperpyramidalized."

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

The officer on duty looked like he was experiencing a bit of chronometric distortion himself.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram