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disruptive

[dis-ruhp-tiv] / dɪsˈrʌp tɪv /


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“The potential for further geopolitical ruptures in the next few years cannot be discounted, raising the possibility of further disruptive supply shocks,” they wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Although the X-59 was designed to minimize the disruptive sonic boom typically associated with supersonic aircraft, these initial supersonic flights are not intended to demonstrate that capability.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Artificial intelligence is getting expensive -- and companies are starting to rethink their embrace of the disruptive technology.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

"Jaguar needs to be bold and disruptive in order to cut through and get our message across," the firm's boss Rawdon Glover told the BBC at the time.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

I imagined Mom’s I-told-you-so look as I filled in my dress-code violation: disruptive physical alteration.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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