distorts

present tense third-person singular of distort

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Recent Examples of distorts The fine addresses flights that consistently arrived more than 30 minutes late over several consecutive months, a practice the Transportation Department says misleads passengers and distorts competition in the airline industry. Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025 This inflates the cost to taxpayers and distorts the insurance market and premium calculations. Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 But the company insists the report intentionally distorts data, and its record shows injuries are down even while its output has increased significantly in recent years. Chris Isidore, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024

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“Distorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distorts. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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