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disruption

[dis-ruhp-shuhn] / dɪsˈrʌp ʃən /
NOUN
division
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But as machine-learning tools gain stronger visual-arts capabilities and chatbots displace web browsing, media workers could face even more disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Communications have been limited since Friday when telecoms providers reported major disruption to phone and internet services in Tigray, making reporting on the conflict difficult.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Scientists have often pointed to it as evidence that Earth experienced a major global disruption of the carbon cycle around 2 billion years ago.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Dyfed-Powys Police said the hack had caused disruption to some non-emergency systems but no personal data relating to members of the public was believed to have been accessed.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

He did not understand it, but there was no time to dwell on the matter: Hagrid was causing a certain amount of disruption.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

"Our expectations remain that the conflict will be with markets for the foreseeable future and the global economy will continue adjusting to the realities of the supply disruptions," said Ian Lyngen at BMO Capital Markets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

In July, an investigation by The Indian Express, external documented five disruptions of Christian prayer meetings around Mumbai between April and July.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The disruptions it could wreak on everything from air travel to farming preview what a normal year may look like decades from now if carbon emissions continue unabated.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures posted their biggest-single-day gain since January as a pipeline outage in West Virginia led to supply disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Benjamin Rush mentions the disruptions in a few brief references, but provides no details.

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




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