disjointedness

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Noun
  • The price of ammonia and urea, two fertilizer ingredients seeing disruptions, are up around 20% and 50% percent, respectively, since the start of the Iran war, according to Oxford Economics.
    Lana Zak, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The project will pause from June 8 through July 19 to avoid disruptions during the FIFA World Cup, then resume July 20 and is expected to finish by July 31.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Only someone with a deep reservoir of sympathy could order their desperate incoherence into art.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Analysts and former diplomats told CNN that successive British governments have failed to strike the correct balance on China, resulting in a policy characterized by mistrust, skittishness and incoherence.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In adults, high levels of lead exposure can cause reproductive problems in both men and women, high blood pressure, nerve disorders, memory and concentration issues and muscle and joint pain.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Noise pollution is a real health issue linked to sleep disorders, elevated blood pressure and anxiety.
    Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • With only a few hundred residents and almost no cars, the island feels purpose-built for disconnection.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There were signs of disconnection as stray passes failed to find a blue shirt, the most obvious example being Erin Cuthbert hoping to hit an onward runner from a free kick, only for the ball to go straight out of play.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • If any paperwork is involved, prepare it beforehand to skip mid-discussion confusion.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
  • However, cage announcer Bruce Buffer caused confusion by reading the scores incorrectly, announcing totals that favored Fortune’s opponent.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Starmer’s vagueness may be a measure of the lack of good options that US allies have to spur Iran to reopen the strait.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Aspects of Beck and Jo’s story could be clearer, although the vagueness works, to an extent, as a reflection of how Beck has pushed aside her grief over her father, and how raw the wounds still are.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Other passengers described confusion and disorganization within the lines themselves.
    Jared Eggleston, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Impulsivity can be seen as bad temper, disorganization as laziness, and difficulty maintaining attention as lack of interest.
    Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This fuzziness makes for an uncomfortable and maybe even confusing interpretation of her sexuality, but that’s part of the point.
    Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
  • If donning the jacket leather side up, pops of sherpa fuzziness will still be yours to enjoy, as the coat’s patch pockets are artfully topped by the material.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Disjointedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjointedness. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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