disrupt
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The department is now “moving faster and more aggressively than ever to identify, disrupt, and penalize any institution or intermediary that continues to enable business with the Iranian regime.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Over the past three decades, such conditions have repeatedly produced long-lasting fires that blanket large areas in smoke for weeks and disrupt the lives of millions of people.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
She said by bringing forces together and making better use of technology the new team would track down offenders faster and disrupt gangs.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Some public health experts have feared this would disrupt or delay vaccine approvals.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Eroica deliberately sought to disrupt what an audience expected to hear in a symphony.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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“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
But he declined to order sweeping changes to its business because he believed consumers’ habits would change as artificial intelligence disrupts traditional search engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
"Changing those structures at short notice creates significant uncertainty, disrupts planning, and places additional operational and financial pressure on organisations that are already operating with limited resources."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
But if a mutation disrupts the function of an enzyme, then the normal gene must specify the information to make the normal enzyme.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Boston Scientific BSX 1.81%increase; up pointing triangle said it likely won’t meet its financial guidance due to the cyberattack that has disrupted its operations, sending shares of the medical-technology company down sharply in premarket trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Much of it can be subsistence looting, with people selling antiquities because their livelihoods have been disrupted by war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Diana, a student teacher, said she did not sleep well at night and her schedule was disrupted during the day.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Part of that could be attributed to the impact of the cyber attack, which heavily disrupted production in late 2025.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
He had disrupted commencement ceremonies by deliberately wearing a gold cap and gown, and the principal had threatened to bar him unless he changed into the mandated blue ones.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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Because the models and controllers operate independently, scientists can introduce new components without disrupting the rest of the framework.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Players at this year’s tournament have complained about an influx of influencers and content creators disrupting matches with photo shoots, bright lights and videos.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Sand storms blew in from the Gobi, disrupting the ripening process and spoiling harvests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Breaking this cycle demands action on two fronts," the report said, including "disrupting the financial flows that now underwrite an insurgency".
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
At a cocktail party one of his colleagues had finally explained to him the reason for the laughter and whispering that were disrupting his previously respectful classes.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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