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distort

[dih-stawrt] / dɪˈstɔrt /


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She added: "No matter what noises exist out there, nothing will be able to distort my reality or be more real to me or not as real to me as this love that we share."

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

"These allegations are all either baseless or they distort the truth," he has said.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

It can also distort that same story into something untruthful.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

That process can distort what was happening inside the living cell.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

While everyone knows that prison can warp or distort the personalities of prisoners, few stop to consider how it can do the same to those who work inside.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

"J1007+3540 is one of the clearest and most spectacular examples of episodic AGN with jet-cluster interaction, where the surrounding hot gas bends, compresses, and distorts the jets," Dr. Pal explained.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

"When you go through something like that so young it kind of distorts your reality for a long time," Pesante said.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

“Inflation distorts all forms of capital income and expense, not just capital gains,” observed Elena Patel of the Brookings Institution earlier this month.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2026

Bad weather often distorts the jobs report by making it seem as if employment was weaker than it really was.

From MarketWatch Mar. 5, 2026

This mammoth icecap presses down so heavily that it actually distorts the shape of the earth.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

These are companies with clearer operating histories, proven economics, and market structures that aren’t being distorted by an unusually small float.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Reviews weren't allowed - but let's just say the new material, with its distorted guitars and punchy drums, sounded even better live.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

"But it carries major risks of spawning emotional over-reliance and distorted social cognition," he wrote.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Krugman has argued the continent’s decline is exaggerated, that standard economic data has been distorted by the U.S. tech industry and doesn’t reflect the quality of life on either continent.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

The words coming out of cheetah print lady’s mouth are distorted, like they’re coming from the depths of a tunnel.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The jump in prices in certain sectors highlights the ways that the spending habits of the wealthy are distorting the economy.

From MarketWatch Jun. 13, 2026

It lowers productivity and growth by obstructing the ability of human capital to find its best fit and by distorting consumption and investment patterns at the top.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Those subsidies, heavily criticised in the EU and US for distorting markets, have helped companies expand rapidly and cut prices.

From BBC May 27, 2026

His side accused Lively of distorting events on set and filed a defamation suit seeking $400 million in damages against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and others.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

In the peripherals of my vision, the Hebrew letters on signs seemed to change, distorting into an alphabet I had never learned.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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