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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  • Environmental disruption from potential commercial mining could disrupt these viral communities.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Use a current news event, industry disruption or legal decision as the prompt, then build a framework, analysis, guide or project plan around it.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of disruption
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  • The study also found that greater night-to-night sleep irregularity and more wakefulness during the night were associated with higher risks of several conditions, including anxiety and substance use disorders.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of irregularity

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