disrupt
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The yen’s decline threatened to raise U.S. interest rates and disrupt plans for $550 billion of Japanese investment in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Investors also fear that generative AI could disrupt the country's $315-billion IT services industry by automating tasks long outsourced to India, such as customer service and app maintenance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Her persistent concern is about the near-omnipresent odor and whether it will disrupt learning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Heatwaves also severely disrupt reproduction, flight capacity and ability to forage.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
We coordinated with the Secret Service to make sure our tilling wouldn’t disrupt any of the sensors or sight lines they needed to protect the grounds.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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They argue high concentration of the elements of mifepristone in water, specifically a hormone called progesterone, disrupts and reduces fertility in women.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
"Inevitably, it disrupts work and leads to less work being accomplished," he told BFM television.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
"It threatens the safety of passengers and crew, and disrupts hard-earned holidays."
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Device emits an electrical field that disrupts a sixth sense sharks possess, which detects electric fields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 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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“I just know that it’s too critical to the overall health of the world economy and for people to meet their standards of living to have that disrupted for perpetuity,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The governing body of world football claimed the consultation process had been "disrupted by incorrect media reports".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
According to ship-tracking firm Kpler, the incident disrupted operations at the LNG import hub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"While the environment remains disrupted, we are confident in the strength of our brands and their long-term potential," Guerra said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
As a final step, Katherine plotted the data in order to give engineers a visual snapshot of the planes disrupted flight.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Insecticides such as organophosphates, synthetic pyrethroids and phenylpyrazoles cause paralysis and death of these insects, as well as disrupting the bees ability to navigate.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Amazon's Kindle has its own version: "Ask this Book," described as an "expert reading assistant" that answers questions about plot and characters "without disrupting your reading flow."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
AI chatbots can quickly generate text, code and other content, potentially disrupting creative industries in Hollywood and elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Those intent on disrupting residents, closing off a key thoroughfare connecting communities and intimidating youth workers offer nothing for our community," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
“Drinking from the bathtub was totally disgusting anyway,” I say, and he laughs, disrupting the tears long enough to bring him back from despair.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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