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The advantage of looking at profit margins is that they exclude some of the one-time events that distort bottom-line numbers, such as goodwill write-downs or restructuring charges.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

She added: "No matter what noises exist out there, nothing will be able to distort my reality or be more real to me or not as real to me as this love that we share."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

"These allegations are all either baseless or they distort the truth," he has said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

“The political branches or other international actors may well provide redress. But we decline to distort the statutory text or the Constitution’s allocation of powers to enlist U.S. courts in that project.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

But this picture would wildly distort your understanding of the population that had been sentenced to prison during the past ten years.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Mitchell and Pomerleau argue the exclusion is inefficient, distorts economic decision-making, and treats taxpayers with similar levels of income differently.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

“Corruption doesn’t just slow progress, it distorts it. It raises costs, weakens competition, and erodes the trust that markets depend on. It’s not a victimless problem,” Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

"J1007+3540 is one of the clearest and most spectacular examples of episodic AGN with jet-cluster interaction, where the surrounding hot gas bends, compresses, and distorts the jets," Dr. Pal explained.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026

Bad weather often distorts the jobs report by making it seem as if employment was weaker than it really was.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

This mammoth icecap presses down so heavily that it actually distorts the shape of the earth.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

It was almost impossible to hear the presentation because the volume was turned up so loud that the sound was distorted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

These extra statistical checks were designed to determine whether people dropping out of the study could have distorted the final results.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

It’s a welcome outlier in terms of production on the set, with a growling, distorted guitar, but Ms. Abrams’s singing doesn’t match the ominous tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

It’s a distorted hall of mirrors; you’re either perfect or your life is the worst in the world.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

There was a movement—everything was vague and distorted through the rippling water—and the door opened.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Thomas Pearce, 19, from Old Colwyn, Conwy, has Pfeiffer Syndrome, which causes the skull to prematurely fuse in the womb, distorting the shape of the head and face.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The jump in prices in certain sectors highlights the ways that the spending habits of the wealthy are distorting the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 13, 2026

It lowers productivity and growth by obstructing the ability of human capital to find its best fit and by distorting consumption and investment patterns at the top.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

His side accused Lively of distorting events on set and filed a defamation suit seeking $400 million in damages against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and others.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

I told her what I'm really thinking, without worrying about how I should say it, without distorting my actual feelings to avoid making her angry.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman