widespread disruption

collocation in English

meaningsofwidespreadanddisruption

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widespread
adjective
uk
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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disruption
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/us
/dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/
the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or ...
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(Definition ofwidespreadanddisruptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With much transport also diverted, this provokedwidespreaddisruptionin other economic activities.
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Disputes between powerful unions and between powerful unions and managements can causewidespreaddisruption.
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Pandemics therefore have the potential to causewidespreaddisruptionwith regard to not only health but the general conduct of society.
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With violence there has beenwidespreaddisruptionof normal routine.
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There has beenwidespreaddisruptionin the schools and this has hit children's education.
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The potential for continual orwidespreaddisruptionis immense.
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I am especially concerned about the latter, as road closures can causewidespreaddisruptionin my constituency.
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Major engineering work is required in a considerable part of my constituency and is already causingwidespreaddisruptionto road traffic.
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Is it not clear that there will be the mostwidespreaddisruption—far worse than anything that the unions have caused?
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Therefore, this dangerously poised position between selective strike action and morewidespreaddisruptionmust be dispelled very quickly.
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They will cause protracted andwidespreaddisruptionto industrial production, especially in the automobile and automobile components industries.
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Just as now, there was "widespreaddisruption"and"no emergency cover" available in various places.
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The consultants' problems have perhaps tended to obscure the far morewidespreaddisruptionof the health service which the general practitioners' problems are creating and will create for the people.
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Technical problems with c2c's new rolling stock causedwidespreaddisruptionand overcrowding, especially on peak services.
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The more severe proton events can be associated with geomagnetic storms that can causewidespreaddisruptionto electrical grids.
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This can lead towidespreaddisruptionacross the network and potentially a huge loss in revenue.
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Masse's attacks targeted military and computer systems as well as transportation and other infrastructure, causingwidespreaddisruptionand death.
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