disrupting

Example Sentences

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Main Street was closed between Ocean Park Boulevard and Hollister Avenue, disrupting traffic for several hours during the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Instead, governments across the Middle East are touting successes in disrupting alleged plots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Drugs disrupting 3C and 3D activity are already in development, but "now we have another layer to test," Koirala says.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The MoD did not answer our question directly but said it was "disrupting and deterring" the shadow fleet and more than 700 suspected vessels had been challenged since October 2024.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Concluding that economics, not politics, held the key to black success in America, Moore started a new career as a corporate gadfly, disrupting stockholders' meetings with pointed questions about racial policies and hiring practices.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson