disrupt

Space Force, the service of the armed forces that deals with this topic, has defined space control as efforts to “destroy, disrupt, or degrade” vital assets in outer space.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Fluence Energy cut its fiscal-year revenue forecast as production delays and logistical problems disrupt its new Houston manufacturing facility.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

However, they also see a scenario in which bots disrupt banks’ engagement with customers, scanning for products and executing transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Lando Norris' bad luck with the virtual safety car at the Spanish Grand Prix has certainly focused attention on the ways this can disrupt races.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The plan was never to disrupt Fall Fiesta with our talent show.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

“That kind of capability directly disrupts the operational advantage these transnational criminal organizations rely on, and it strengthens our ability to protect both Texas communities and the broader region,” he said in an email.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

“Wildlife trafficking disrupts national and global ecosystems and puts animals on the path to extinction,” Jeff Flocken, president and chief executive of the Aquarium of the Pacific, said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Chinese embassy in Washington said the move "seriously disrupts" trade between the two countries and Beijing will act to protect its companies.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Hacking It: As AI disrupts traditional career paths, these college students are skipping corporate internships for San Francisco hacker houses and incubators this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

We trade in our morning books for our afternoon books and then Boy21 says, “They don’t want me to wear my outer-space clothes. They say it disrupts the school day. Do you agree?”

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

Tumors grew more quickly in mice whose immune hubs had been disrupted than in animals whose hubs remained intact.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Oil prices fell again Thursday, helped by hopes Saudi Arabia could also restore some disrupted export capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

In Barcelona, some metro stations were closed and buses diverted, while regional trains were disrupted and flights delayed or cancelled at El Prat airport.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

That foresees a world of disrupted trade through tariffs and conflicts over chokepoints, more costly onshoring and less immigration, while political systems test the limits of spending to fund their militaries.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Whatever vibe existed on their block, they hadn’t overtly disrupted it.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

A powerful eruption at Indonesia's Anak Krakatau sent ash high into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and worsening air quality across parts of the country.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

So while he might know that his brother’s expectation that you pay for meals out is unreasonable, the cost may be worth it to him, if only to avoid disrupting the system.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

While it is true that AI is disrupting corporate software, the incumbents are mounting a defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Musk is at it again, disrupting another industry.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

A searing pain erupts in the center of my left palm, disrupting my train of thought.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer