disrupt
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Experts worried the trauma wrought by the move would disrupt their spawning process, but they had babies that spring.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
A strong El Niño would disrupt crop production, sharply driving up agricultural commodity prices.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Ilaiyaraaja's mastery of the form helped disrupt those hierarchies.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The downgrade adds to a growing list of warnings from international organizations, including the OECD, as the conflict enters a fourth month and continues to disrupt supplies of energy and key commodities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
He doesn’t like it when I disrupt his naps.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
Vocabulary lists containing disrupt
Make a Break for It: Rupt
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This Week in Words: December 9 - 15, 2017
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President Obama's Speech to the Nation about Terrorism
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