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disruption

[dis-ruhp-shuhn] / dɪsˈrʌp ʃən /
NOUN
division
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BBC News understands he has asked the government's other defence ministers to stay in post to minimise disruption.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

No two El Niños are alike, but the disruption is felt most sharply in the tropics.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

AI could see a “self-imposed regulation or a slowdown in development” to allow more time to adjust to its implications, though they identify no evidence of broad labor-market disruption from the emerging technology.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I read the history as suggesting that—if this is as much of a disruption as I expect—the workers end up getting very, very angry and changing the politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

There’ll be a lot of anger when that day comes, and strikes and disruption.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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