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distortion

[dih-stawr-shuhn] / dɪˈstɔr ʃən /


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When one strips back the politics, culture wars and centuries of institutional distortion surrounding Christianity, something unexpected emerges.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Findings are prone to distortion under the influence of nonpsychiatric factors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Equipped with two 8.4-meter mirrors and an adaptive optics system that reduces atmospheric distortion, the telescope produced the first high-resolution color image of this system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

The distortion caused by the rise in Avis makes the transport index a somewhat less reliable gauge of the economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The Burr story required a distortion of Hamilton’s honorable intentions in order to justify Burr’s fatal response.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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