as in disturbances
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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Recent Examples of disruptions
Many of the young people have experienced disruptions to their schooling because of climate impacts like hurricanes and suffer from anxiety because of what is facing them in years to come.
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Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
While the absence of major geopolitical disruptions kept markets relatively stable, significant milestones underscored the dynamic nature of the sector.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
In May, the organization was hit with an attack that caused mass disruptions as staff was forced to move to manual processes that caused errors, delayed or lost lab results, and diversions of ambulances to other hospitals.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Companies are already warning that this will create massive disruptions and are racing to prepare ahead of time.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Those solutions will continue to play a major role in dealing with trade disruptions.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Joshi's July 2023 exchange represented one of the climate confrontations, but other disruptions garnered traction as well.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The further out a logistics company can view the line of sight of their trade, the better the data can be used in forecasting and decision making, especially during disruptions that occur a result of a black swan event.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Most of the alerts warned of minor travel disruptions, particularly during morning and evening commutes.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
While the absence of major geopolitical disruptions kept markets relatively stable, significant milestones underscored the dynamic nature of the sector.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
In May, the organization was hit with an attack that caused mass disruptions as staff was forced to move to manual processes that caused errors, delayed or lost lab results, and diversions of ambulances to other hospitals.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Companies are already warning that this will create massive disruptions and are racing to prepare ahead of time.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Those solutions will continue to play a major role in dealing with trade disruptions.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Joshi's July 2023 exchange represented one of the climate confrontations, but other disruptions garnered traction as well.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The further out a logistics company can view the line of sight of their trade, the better the data can be used in forecasting and decision making, especially during disruptions that occur a result of a black swan event.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Most of the alerts warned of minor travel disruptions, particularly during morning and evening commutes.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Disruptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruptions. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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