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distortion

[dih-stawr-shuhn] / dɪˈstɔr ʃən /


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When one strips back the politics, culture wars and centuries of institutional distortion surrounding Christianity, something unexpected emerges.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

This gloom, though, looks like yet another distortion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Equipped with two 8.4-meter mirrors and an adaptive optics system that reduces atmospheric distortion, the telescope produced the first high-resolution color image of this system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Setting up the business in 1967 he sought to design and build amplifiers with key "tonal" characteristics that were unheard of at the time, namely distortion.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

A convenient distortion, and the least of my offenses against veracity.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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