disturbance
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Neath Port Talbot Council said it was "no longer possible to find suitable space next to earlier interments without risking disturbance to existing remains".
From BBC
The Associated Press reports that the disturbance outside Morrissey's hotel room may have been caused by celebrations taking place around Valencia's Las Fallas festival, which welcomes in the spring.
From BBC
Hyphen says it is doing all it can to minimise disturbance of crucial ecosystems, avoiding the most sensitive sites and leaving the smallest possible footprint.
From BBC
Within this structure, microscopic magnetic moments, known as "spins," interact and produce traveling disturbances called spin waves.
From Science Daily
This in turn could cause investors to “prefer safer investments and shun risk … during the trading day following … a disturbance in their sleep patterns. This could push down stock prices following daylight saving shifts.”
From MarketWatch
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