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disruptiveness

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Recent Examples of disruptiveness One limitation of the study was its use of citations as a metric of the disruptiveness of a paper, said Mikko Packalen, an economist at the University of Waterloo who has studied the impact of aging on biomedical research but was not affiliated with the new research. — Anil Oza, STAT, 7 May 2026 Mike Macdonald made the most of his disruptiveness. — Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026 Lately, the Heat has won games behind its disruptiveness on defense. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026 Bucs players acknowledged the crowd’s disruptiveness. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Dec. 2025 The offense wasn’t always great, but elite defensive disruptiveness and productivity were constants in each of the 105 games Oklahoma City played in the regular season and playoffs. — Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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Asian economies are among the biggest customers of energy shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea, making any prolonged disruption particularly consequential for the region.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
First, through funding from technology-native companies; and second, through disruption in distribution, whether via streaming or other non-conventional forms that are now mainstream.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

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The irregularity was that Malagò was not registered as a member of the soccer federation at the time of the election in June.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
The heart monitor showed a slight irregularity, but not an emergency, and my doctor wasn’t inclined to medicate something that minor.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

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