distort

Example Sentences

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A proposed rule change by Nasdaq, if adopted, could distort the stock market in unprecedented ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Those two categories can swing up and down abruptly in the short run and distort inflation readings — precisely what oil is likely to do in the next few months.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Valuing Micron is tricky because cyclical earnings distort traditional price-to-earnings snapshots.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Increasingly, though, they use AI to distort reality.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

As we change our perspective, we see their apparent shapes distort severely.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan