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Frank believes that lavish spending by the wealthy is distorting both the economy and society-at-large, affecting everyone up and down the income ladder — and contributing to this ongoing sense of dissatisfaction and frustration.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

That association, all three presidents said, is distorting financial conditions in ways that undercut the Fed’s mandate of stable prices.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

But the high rate of homes passed on after death is distorting the state’s housing market, favoring longtime homeowners and their families over all other home buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The first is that the well-known phenomenon of recency bias, where our brains give too much weight to recent events, is distorting our picture of stocks and bonds.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

And, maybe, the knowledge is distorting it; I don't know.

From Ailsa Paige by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)