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- noun Plural form of
distortion .
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Examples
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He's blasting back at what he calls distortions from both the Clintons.
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Removing distortions from the capital markets is a good thing for long-term growth ...
Temporary Dividend Tax Cut?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The news kicked off a round of criticism from liberal bloggers who pointed out that Breitbart is an unabashed right-wing activist with a known history of trafficking in distortions and falsehoods, most recently the heavily edited and subsequently debunked video supposedly showing racially-charged comments by Shirley Sherrod
Source: ABC's newsroom upset with decision to tap Andrew Breitbart Greg Sargent 2010
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I like to focus on the lies and distortions from the right.
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The performance of language disappoints just as much as it anoints resulting in distortions underserved.
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Certain distortions of the word have emerged from those wanting to debunk Christianity.
Blind Faith? 2009
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The lies and distortions from the Repugs AND MSM are criminal.
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The arguments in favor of repealing the dividend tax have to do with removing distortions from the capital markets and from the incentives faced by corporations, and with improving tranparency in corporate accounting.
Temporary Dividend Tax Cut?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The lies and distortions from the Repugs AND MSM are criminal.
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Swaps and other financial arrangements can help companies deal with shorter term distortions in currency values, but they become increasingly expensive as the fluctuations come to resemble a more permanent realignment of relative currency values.
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