disturbance
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Interior Minister Laurent Nunez had warned that authorities "will not tolerate any violence or any disturbance of public order."
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Onlookers leapt to the teen’s defense, and it took 75 officers to quell the disturbance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Officers were called to reports of a disturbance at a house in Station Road, Thurnby, shortly before 00:30 BST on Thursday.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
If human disturbance makes it easier for new "invaders" to enter these relationships, even when those species are native, other mutualistic partnerships could also become destabilized.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Nevertheless, highly placed sources within the Ministry have confirmed that the disturbance centered on the fabled Hall of Prophecy.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
The broader objective is to develop quantum computers that can reliably perform calculations despite the errors and disturbances that affect quantum systems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
There are pictures of the disturbances following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray and a gallery set up as a room in a black home with pictures on the wall and a running television program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
As these early systems expanded, operators occasionally encountered strange electrical disturbances that could disrupt their equipment.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Around 1,500 shops and retailers were also damaged in the disturbances, the Retail and Trade Federation said.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The massive disturbances to the ionosphere would knock out communications systems everywhere, so survivors would have no idea what was happening elsewhere or where to turn.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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