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distortion

[dih-stawr-shuhn] / dɪˈstɔr ʃən /


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Part of April’s CPI inflation strength came from a technical distortion in rent calculations.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Findings are prone to distortion under the influence of nonpsychiatric factors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 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

The dominant image of Coachella as a teeming court of celebrities and influencers is less reality than distortion, itself a byproduct of the version of Coachella defined by what gets captured, circulated and remembered afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

I study the waterline’s ripple of distortion, wanting to capture it in my sketchbook.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord




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