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disturb

[dih-sturb] / dɪˈstɜrb /




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Qubits can be extremely sensitive to changes in their external environment that disturb their superpositioned state and introduce errors into a calculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Two-time finalist Medvedev then asked umpire Aurelie Tourte for a video review to see whether Draper had been guilty of hindrance - making either an action or a noise to disturb an opponent.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“Soaring oil prices are likely to disturb that calm, sending the yield higher,” he says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Mama ran toward Omakayas, but then stopped, afraid to disturb what took place.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich