instability
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Golding is writing about the instability of the self, after all, and his prose enacts that instability: shifting perspectives and uncertain ground, relieved by moments of sudden, disquieting clarity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Experian has a few theories: “Credit-card issuers may review your credit reports for signs of financial instability, such as excessive balances on revolving accounts, late payments or frequent cash advances.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
It is facing intensifying Russian missile attacks alongside rare domestic political instability triggered by a sudden wartime shakeup of its defence leadership.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
The frustrating situation comes on top of mounting financial strain and housing instability for many fire survivors who are trying to rebuild their homes and lives after the 2025 firestorms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 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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These persistent instabilities can affect everything from uplift and erosion to inland volcanic patterns, even in regions considered geologically stable.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2025
The researchers also demonstrated that they could use the ring-shaped beam to drill deeper into the material without causing instabilities in the process.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
The pedestal is prone to instabilities because the plasma's temperature and pressure often drop sharply across this area.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
Tokamaks are designed to intensify the pressure and temperature of plasma, but instabilities can thwart those efforts.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier more purely parliamentary administrations.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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