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The practice “may distort competition, stifle innovation, and potentially lead to monopolies or market concentration in strategic sectors,” as the Center for Strategic and International Studies put it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

She added: "No matter what noises exist out there, nothing will be able to distort my reality or be more real to me or not as real to me as this love that we share."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

"These allegations are all either baseless or they distort the truth," he has said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

“The political branches or other international actors may well provide redress. But we decline to distort the statutory text or the Constitution’s allocation of powers to enlist U.S. courts in that project.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

But this picture would wildly distort your understanding of the population that had been sentenced to prison during the past ten years.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

“Corruption doesn’t just slow progress, it distorts it. It raises costs, weakens competition, and erodes the trust that markets depend on. It’s not a victimless problem,” Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

"J1007+3540 is one of the clearest and most spectacular examples of episodic AGN with jet-cluster interaction, where the surrounding hot gas bends, compresses, and distorts the jets," Dr. Pal explained.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 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

That distorts the ability of any investor to predict returns in a blended bond portfolio.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

Instead of making her clients beautiful, she distorts them.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

It was almost impossible to hear the presentation because the volume was turned up so loud that the sound was distorted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

These extra statistical checks were designed to determine whether people dropping out of the study could have distorted the final results.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

The agendas also contained a distorted periodic table, unreadable phases of the moon and other garbled educational material that parents suspect may have been created using artificial intelligence.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Reviews weren't allowed - but let's just say the new material, with its distorted guitars and punchy drums, sounded even better live.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

What might have been a simple cry of the word “No” is distorted into something greater by the wind as Celia screams.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

“Any assertion that the Mayor does not think smoke is dangerous is distorting her remarks and taking them out of context,” said Morales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

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

But there is a risk that, in markets with more retail activity, these same tools could help to drive even more investors into a handful of hot names, crowding stocks and distorting prices.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

Frank believes that lavish spending by the wealthy is distorting both the economy and society-at-large, affecting everyone up and down the income ladder — and contributing to this ongoing sense of dissatisfaction and frustration.

From Salon ● May 7, 2026

My swollen face and mouth were still distorting my speech.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler