In “Distorting the Top Resonance with Effective Interactions”, we examine how interference effects in effective field theory (EFT) analyses can alter the expected sensitivity in top-quark pair production at the LHC. The focus is on four-fermion operators, and we assess how these interactions distort (Breit-Wigner) resonance shapes, leading to potential conflicts in reconstruction techniques applied to identify the collider process in the first place. These effects can be tensioned against rare, high momentum-transfer continuum excesses. Our findings suggest that while current experimental strategies at the High-Luminosity LHC may not detect these subtle distortions, such effects could be significant for precision analyses at future lepton colliders like the FCC-ee. The study highlights the importance of resonance-shape measurements as complementary tools in global EFT approaches, guiding robust and self-consistent experimental strategies in ongoing and future high-energy physics programmes. (Read more)