distorted
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Some critics think a 2024 move from phone-based to online surveys by Michigan might have distorted its sentiment readings, for example.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Nicaragua's statements "create an inaccurate and distorted picture", said Monar.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
You see in him what you want, most often a distorted version of yourself.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Petals and hearts were photoshopped on to the then-Labour leader by the "Milifandom", a movement of young, mostly female, voters sharing romanticised images on Twitter to protest against Miliband's "distorted media portrayal".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Miss Lilian’s favorite piece, the Moonlight Sonata, floated through the darkness, eerie, distorted, out of tune.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
Vocabulary lists containing distorted
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Elie Wiesel's "Hope, Despair and Memory" (1986)
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"An Awful Human Trade," Vocabulary from the news article
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