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instability

[in-stuh-bil-i-tee] / ˌɪn stəˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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What these students share with more passionate supporters on both sides is a desire for the instability to end so policies on crime, corruption and inequality can actually be implemented.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The facility’s extended closure was widely seen as a reflection of the authorities’ extreme aversion to risk in Kuwait, where uncertainty and instability became ingrained following the 1990 Iraqi invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Having a portfolio that is 100% in individual stocks sounds about as risky to me as you can get, especially at 73, with no partner for backup, and living in seemingly permanent economic instability.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Even voters on opposite sides agree that instability has helped criminal groups grow.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“I know what removal would mean. I’m not a child. It would mean complete instability, with no nonimaginary solutions to the positronic Field Equations.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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