as in disturbance
an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed
the flat tire resulted in an unfortunate disruption of the schedule for our road trip
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With the disruptions in place, some of the local businesses directly impacted are already seeing fewer customers enter their stores.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
As a result of these disruptions, NIH staff has reported being unable to meet with study participants or recruit patients into clinical trials, delays submitting research findings to science journals, and rescinded job offers.
—Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Additional events, like concerts, soccer matches and college football games, can also cause some disruptions with the staff since these events have different end times.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Capital One said in a statement that the disruption, which has impacted the processing of some deposits, payments and transfers, began on Wednesday and is due to a technical issue with one of its service providers.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
As a result of these disruptions, NIH staff has reported being unable to meet with study participants or recruit patients into clinical trials, delays submitting research findings to science journals, and rescinded job offers.
—Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Additional events, like concerts, soccer matches and college football games, can also cause some disruptions with the staff since these events have different end times.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Capital One said in a statement that the disruption, which has impacted the processing of some deposits, payments and transfers, began on Wednesday and is due to a technical issue with one of its service providers.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Disruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruption. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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