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anarchy

[an-er-kee] / ˈæn ər ki /


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Baqaei condemned the threat towards Oman, calling it "a worrying sign of the normalisation of anarchy and intimidation in international relations".

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

She also defended the actions of the security agencies, saying they had prevented the state from sliding into anarchy.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Disconnecting electricity for millions or tens of millions of Iranians would have risked anarchy in the country and an exodus of people leaving Iran for Europe, perhaps the largest refugee crisis in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The anti-Assad forces were splintered, mutually mistrustful and prone to looting; the areas they controlled descended into anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The gyro had widened; The Great Chain of Being had snapped like so many paper clips strung together by some drooling idiot; death, destruction, anarchy, progress, ambition, and self-improvement were to be Piers' new fate.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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