disturbance
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"Sea mines and other explosive devices can cause acoustic disturbance impacting sea mammals and other animals, and blast damage to natural undersea structures such as reefs," Weir said.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
This disturbance relaxes the usual Raman selection rules and produces distinctive low-frequency Raman scattering.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
The species, which is native to Peru and Chile, is listed as vulnerable in the wild due to threats like climate change, overfishing and habitat disturbance.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
But sometimes a disturbance can cause the polar vortex to stretch like a rubber band.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
The engineers already knew that swirls of atmospheric wind disturbance, known as wake turbulence, form behind a plane as it flies through the air and can last for as long as half an hour.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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