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disrupt

[dis-ruhpt] / dɪsˈrʌpt /




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At the start, Barclays focuses on comments from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei External link earlier this year, who said “AI will disrupt 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs over 1—5 years.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s becoming a commercial force and it’s starting to disrupt terrestrial industries.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

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

The 2021 US Open champion held a commanding 3-0 lead before rain halted play - but that would not disrupt her rhythm.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

So the deaths did not disrupt Philadelphia much at all.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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