distortion

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The study suggests this distortion is caused by the planet's rapid rotation along with the large amount of material it drags through space.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The solution of indexing capital gains to inflation would correct this distortion by adjusting the original purchase price for inflation before calculating taxable gains, ensuring that only genuine appreciation beyond inflation is subject to taxation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Carr’s threat is a grotesque distortion of the FCC’s mandate.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

"The distortion tends to be highest among younger respondents."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

The greater the local mass, the more intense the local gravity, and the more severe the pucker, distortion or warp of space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan