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disturbance

[dih-stur-buhns] / dɪˈstɜr bəns /


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Wu worked with biologists and used dim red light and a customised fisheye lens to minimise disturbance.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Onlookers leapt to the teen’s defense, and it took 75 officers to quell the disturbance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The study also lacked information on several factors that could potentially influence postoperative pain, including anxiety, depression, cancer stage, cancer treatment, and sleep disturbance before surgery.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

This often happened during arias, creating a regrettable focus disturbance for the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

As to which came first, the malignancy or the disturbance of the chromosomes, these workers say without hesitation that “the chromosomal irregularities precede the malignancy.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Around 1,500 shops and retailers were also damaged in the disturbances, the Retail and Trade Federation said.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

"If the species is facing issues on this particular landscape, there might be a chance that the ecological disturbances are affecting other birds too," said Lochan.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

That stability could allow the magnetic system to resist small environmental disturbances that might otherwise interfere with its ability to provide reliable navigational information.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

In one experiment, transferring microbiota from mice that received a mulberry preparation to other animals was associated with improvements in some metabolic disturbances.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The list of defects linked to chromosome disturbances has grown with surprising speed since the opening of this territory, hitherto beyond the boundaries of medical research.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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