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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  1. disruption
  2. irregularity
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  • Officials in Pattaya, where international tourist arrivals have dropped because of travel disruptions and soaring fuel prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East, say the visit is expected to inject about $3 million into the local economy.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Citing data from consultancy Energy Aspects, Reuters notes that due to war damage or export disruptions, approximately one-fifth of Middle Eastern refining capacity is currently offline.
    — , CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of disruption
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  • The irregularity helps disguise the inevitable imperfections that come with exposure to weather and life in the country.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
  • There have been no official findings of fraud or irregularity in the Minnesota primary results.
    — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of irregularity

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“Disruptiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruptiveness. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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