unstable

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In April, a record 35 candidates ran for president of the chronically unstable Andean nation, which has burned through eight presidents in the past decade, four of whom were impeached.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

For them, giving the military more legitimacy is not about ignoring pacifism, but about making sure the country can survive an increasingly unstable world.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

From above, the atmosphere revealed just how unstable conditions had become, with striking cloud formations spreading over the nearby ocean.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

When the stakes are described in life or death terms, the mentally unstable convince themselves of their own righteous cause.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Memory was a slippery thing—slick moss on an unstable slope—and it was ever so easy to lose one’s footing and fall.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill