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According to the researchers, these deeply rooted mental models can persist because they reduce uncertainty, even if they also distort how reality is perceived.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026

The U.S. possesses many tools to remedy practices that distort trade and undermine reciprocity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Deming goes old school to distort Reilly’s focus and bombard him with harsh spotlights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Much of this volatility is directly attributable to leveraged products that tend to distort and amplify sudden moves in the market.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

And there the ginger smell was sharp, sharp enough to distort dreams and make the sleeper believe the things he hungered for were right at hand.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

Proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, general relativity describes gravity as the bending of spacetime by mass, similar to how a heavy object distorts a stretched surface.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026

"When you go through something like that so young it kind of distorts your reality for a long time," Pesante said.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

“Inflation distorts all forms of capital income and expense, not just capital gains,” observed Elena Patel of the Brookings Institution earlier this month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

Bad weather often distorts the jobs report by making it seem as if employment was weaker than it really was.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

The difference in tangential velocities deflects or distorts it.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

These properties can be arranged into topological structures, which are patterns that remain stable even when stretched or distorted.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

Krugman has argued the continent’s decline is exaggerated, that standard economic data has been distorted by the U.S. tech industry and doesn’t reflect the quality of life on either continent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

"It is not merely about apology or compensation -- it is about the rehumanisation of memory and the restoration of values that were distorted by centuries of dehumanisation," he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

In some videos, the AI generates figures without limbs or produces grotesquely distorted faces.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Her voice, faintly distorted over the crackling intercom, was neutral.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Thomas Pearce, 19, from Old Colwyn, Conwy, has Pfeiffer Syndrome, which causes the skull to prematurely fuse in the womb, distorting the shape of the head and face.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The jump in prices in certain sectors highlights the ways that the spending habits of the wealthy are distorting the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 13, 2026

But wait: While AI is distorting economic growth, its contribution to that growth is itself distorted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

His side accused Lively of distorting events on set and filed a defamation suit seeking $400 million in damages against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and others.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

Chian smiles, distorting his scar, and claps his gloved hands together.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu