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disruption

noun as in division

Strongest match

Weak match

noun as in turmoil

Strong match

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Stocks declined as the renewed threat of U.S.-China tariff escalation emerged, reminiscent of market disruptions in April.

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Venture capitalists are known for embracing disruption in industries that are slow to change.

Labor unions had warned that thousands of jobs in the JLR supply chain were at risk due to the disruption and had urged the government to step in with a furlough plan to support them.

Even as the bodycam footage reveals a supportive community undeserving of persistent disruption — much less preventable catastrophe — this story isn’t easy to absorb.

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Nine people were injured while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and faced disruption to water supplies, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

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