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Distorting earnings was a well established practice inside the company.

From New York Times • May 21, 2022

Last month, Block published a paper, "Distorting the Shorts," refuting Mitts' paper, in which he said the academic's work consulting for companies was a conflict of interest.

From Reuters • Mar. 18, 2022

Distorting the Holocaust to serve modern day political movements only results in furthering hateful stereotypes and misinformation.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2021

Distorting the laws of nature, he said, is akin to playing the piano without a tuning fork — or baking a cake without the proper measurements of salt, flour and sugar.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2015

Distorting their size, the barren ground mirage had cruelly deceived him.

From The Whelps of the Wolf by Marsh, George P.