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Disturbances to global supply chains could still squeeze Russia’s near-term drone production capacity, however.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Disturbances in auditory corollary discharge signals are also thought to be involved in stuttering.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

Disturbances in the lake floor show up in remote sensing data and then are confirmed with side-scan sonar, which sends and receives acoustic pulses that help map the lake floor and detect submerged objects.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Disturbances were also reported in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022

Disturbances had already broken out once before; and in 1869 another outbreak took place.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various