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disarray

[dis-uh-ray] / ˌdɪs əˈreɪ /


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Market choppiness and artificial-intelligence safety fears are spooking investors and throwing into disarray what was expected to be a string of blockbuster IPOs this fall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Government forces have since overcome their initial disarray and stopped further Houthi advances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

With her plans in disarray, Leila said she would probably pursue further study inside Iran instead.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Henry Crocombe claimed his second hat-trick in eight days, and third five-wicket haul of the season, to leave Essex's batting in total disarray on an incredible evening of tumbling wickets at Chelmsford.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

But we were young—all of us were now thirteen, except for Kanei, who was three years older—and our emotions were in disarray.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

Broadcasting from the station’s small Brooklyn storefront, director Ricot Dupuy has fielded calls suggesting dark theories about the assassins or sharing fears for a motherland becoming further disarrayed.

From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2021

She jabbed her chin at the disarrayed skeletons.

From Nature ● Jul. 31, 2013

Mr. Arpino, 60, was standing in the disarrayed showroom of Rootstein Display Mannequins in Chelsea, where he is the creative director.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2012

He is a blue-eyed Pan with croppy, disarrayed blond hair and lips that are pursed in a rubber grin.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was half-empty and the clothes were disarrayed and tumbled.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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