disorderly
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She said U.S. and Japanese financial authorities acted jointly to counter the yen’s recent excessive volatility and disorderly movements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"This joint action... countered excessive volatility and disorderly movements in the Japanese yen in recent months," Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The oil market has avoided a more disorderly price response so far because of several buffers, including China’s sharp reduction in crude imports, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A number of arrests have been made and a 27-year-old man has been charged with disorderly behaviour.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The bells were ringing again, high in the scudding sunlight in bright disorderly tatters of sound.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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