distortions
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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
Brown, a veteran quantitative trader, covers a huge range of statistical illusions, delusions, distortions, and disinformation—in fields ranging from public health to foreign policy, from portfolio management to crime novels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
To be sure, index inclusion represents passive buying, and buying drives up stock prices, but passive buying, at best, creates short-term distortions in price, not long-term distortions in value.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
I moved relentlessly over the evening, back and forth, straining to remember exact words, telling inflections, any subtle insults or kindnesses I might’ve missed, and my mind—quite willingly—supplied various distortions.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
