disrupting

Example Sentences

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The researchers discovered that disrupting this balance can leave cancer cells unable to cope with DNA damage.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Droughts in parts of South America and South East Asia could hit crops at a time when the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is already disrupting the distribution of fertiliser.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Preservationists have criticized the plan as disrupting a sacred sightline between the memorials to Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, designed as a statement of unity after the Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Fund closures force investors out of positions, potentially triggering capital-gains taxes and disrupting portfolio allocation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

There is no one else in the tent, nothing disrupting the surroundings.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern