distort
Example Sentences
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A proposed rule change by Nasdaq, if adopted, could distort the stock market in unprecedented ways.
“They still are wrangling the underlying pass-through effects of higher tariffs, sticky services inflation, and a potentially distorted housing inflation rate,” Megan writes.
From Barron's
These distorted poses were far from the lifelike models scientists wanted to produce.
From Science Daily
Some proposed that underground salt movement distorted the rock layers and created the structure.
From Science Daily
Those two categories can swing up and down abruptly in the short run and distort inflation readings — precisely what oil is likely to do in the next few months.
From MarketWatch
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