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as in distorts
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the candidate complained that his views had been deliberately garbled by his opponent
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as in filters
to remove usually visible impurities from
garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe
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Mercury’s clash with Neptune distorts the reality of a situation.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 June 2026 -
In this process, a sufficiently intense electromagnetic field distorts the atom’s potential barrier so strongly that an electron can effectively tunnel out through quantum mechanical effects.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Check how often filters need swapping and how much replacements cost.—
Ryan Brennan
May 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2026
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Since the human brain filters information aggressively, shorter and simpler messages are the ones that stick.—
Carmine Gallo,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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But Thomas’s focus on Wilson misrepresents his role in the Progressive movement.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Tyler Robinson's defense has argued that broadcasts of the proceedings create a media frenzy that often misrepresents him and could bias potential jurors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Strongly supported by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the act also clarifies that organ donation qualifies under the Family and Medical Leave Act, giving donors protected employment status during recovery.—
Gabriel Schnickel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The disclosure clarifies that a lucrative neocloud deal for SpaceX could end after just six months.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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So workers are taking extra care to smooth those out and make sure they have not been damaged by the machine that extracts them.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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During slow-wave sleep, a leader's brain consolidates the day's information, extracts patterns from the complexities encountered, and builds connections between seemingly unrelated ideas.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The rides will be free for a limited time while Waymo gathers feedback and refines the experience.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Another 30% is shipped from South Korea, but Korean imports also are at risk because Korea largely refines its base oils with crude oil from the Middle East.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Enabling healthy habitats for future space explorers The current prototype cleans only a small area at a time, roughly the width of a pencil.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Eco effort The hotel cleans and bottles its own water in glass containers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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“Garbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garbles. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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