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distortion

[dih-stawr-shuhn] / dɪˈstɔr ʃən /


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An exercise in truth, perception and distortion, most viewers walk out of the theater unclear about what’s real — including whether Fielder is playing a character.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

She knew there was language and a body of research that plainly identified and unpacked what can otherwise be a head-spinning distortion of reality.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

"That, despite certain media publications' distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

And Yi argues the distortion has warped strategic thinking in both China and the U.S., feeding overconfidence in Beijing and anxiety in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

I saw Mr. Rochester shudder: a singularly marked expression of disgust, horror, hatred, warped his countenance almost to distortion; but he only said—

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

One threat is to scientific journals, the guardians of scientific integrity, which are seen to be failing to deal with a tsunami of AI-generated distortions.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The gravitational distortions are caused primarily by something astronomers cannot directly observe: dark matter.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

As you may remember from high school, most maps of the world use the Mercator projection, which features considerable distortions, especially in the Northern Hemisphere.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

“The G-20 has rarely spoken with this degree of consensus on nonmarket distortions and overcapacity,” said Han Lin, China managing director for the Asia Group, a U.S. consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

It probably occurred to me around this time that the vision people hold of the world to come is but a reflection, with predictable wishful distortions, of the world in which they live.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin


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