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More than 3,200 pistons distort two flexible mirrors with near atomic-scale precision to account for blemishes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The advantage of looking at profit margins is that they exclude some of the one-time events that distort bottom-line numbers, such as goodwill write-downs or restructuring charges.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

She could only twist and copy and distort things that already existed.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

Flying Food Group vehemently denied the substance of the complaint, writing in its statement that “images were staged, manipulated, taken out of context, or otherwise presented in a manner that distorts their meaning.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"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

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

In their open letter, the memorials called on social media platforms to "proactively combat AI content that distorts history" and to "exclude accounts that disseminate such content from all monetisation programmes".

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

Unlike most mortals, she could see through the Mist—the magic veil that distorts human vision.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

It was almost impossible to hear the presentation because the volume was turned up so loud that the sound was distorted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

This was “merely a continuation of the trend toward lower inflation, partly distorted by one-off effects” and the dollar’s falls proved short-lived, Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

These properties can be arranged into topological structures, which are patterns that remain stable even when stretched or distorted.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

It’s a distorted hall of mirrors; you’re either perfect or your life is the worst in the world.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Then she set her sights on the front gates, and as she got closer and closer a new band started up and distorted music swallowed us all whole.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

The subsidies were distorting prices and competition in the Part D market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Signs that retail interest could be distorting prices aren’t hard to find: Shares of retail favorites tend to see greater underperformance following a disappointing earnings report, Ali noted.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

In short, City effectively stand accused of subverting Premier League rules that clubs had agreed to comply with, and of distorting the competition over multiple seasons.

From BBC ● May 19, 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

The surface of the bulge continued to crack and break, distorting from pressure underneath.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone