disrupt
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"We want to make sure that the forces that are establishing order in our democracies have these tools, and the forces that want to disrupt us or commit crime, do not."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The move is an effort to disrupt Intel and AMD’s dominance of the PC chip market, with Nvidia using technology licensed from processor-design firm Arm Holding.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
“Particularly when your disobedience threatens to upend how the business makes money. In Hollywood you can be an addict, be a philanderer, be outspoken. But don’t disrupt the cash flow.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
It has drawn in Fisher Island’s residents, billionaire developers, cruise lines and county officials, and threatens to disrupt operations at one of the busiest cruise ports in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Galileo delivered the manuscript to Riccardi in Rome in May 1630, but in June he had to return home because an outbreak of plague spreading south into Italy threatened to reach Florence and disrupt communications.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing disrupt
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