distort
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Eben Upton told the BBC's Big Boss Interview podcast this could "distort people's choices in ways that make that skill shortage worse and not better".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Social media has created the conditions for this “doomer mindset” to flourish: Constant exposure to information, algorithm-driven echo chambers, and excessive screen time distort perception and isolate teens, making it harder to discern what’s true.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Researchers warn that AI deepfakes -- used to target global leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky -- can influence voter turnout and distort geopolitical events.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
They also stretch and distort the mantle material itself.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
As the bricks appear and move outward, they distort the cell, causing it to bulge and change shape, and finally the cell pops—it bursts and dies.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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