distortion

Example Sentences

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While currency depreciation and tariffs both discourage imports, a lower currency also boosts exports, without the uncertainty and distortions that tariffs entail.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Science Daily

The key to preventing such distortions is to “govern the party with strict discipline.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In its response to the criticism, West Midlands Police said it was "extremely sorry" for the errors, adding: "None of this was done with an intent of deliberate distortion or discrimination."

From BBC

But there are periods when it has flatlined, and this is one, partly due to the distortions of the pandemic.

From Barron's