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instability

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


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Second, the work of both Messrs. Hall and Woodford shows how government policy, especially monetary policy, has at times erred and caused instability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

"Poverty, insecurity and the growing impacts of climate change drive many to undertake this journey, despite mounting instability across the Middle East," the IOM said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Despite this conflict - and growing instability across the wider region - migrants still cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Yemen driven by poverty, insecurity and the growing impacts of climate change.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

It also often leads to housing instability, academic withdrawal, and family dissolution.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

There was an instability in the upper atmosphere.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

“We now have shocks that unleash endogenous instabilities that trigger new shocks,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Even relatively small disturbances in the plasma, known as instabilities, can grow within milliseconds and disrupt the fusion reaction.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

These instabilities have been a major obstacle to improving fusion performance.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026

However, the high-confinement mode has historically come hand-in-hand with instabilities at the plasma's edge, a challenge that has required fusion researchers to find creative workarounds.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024

Ramsey thanked him feebly, and departed in a state of partial stupefaction, brought on by a glimpse of the instabilities of life.

From Ramsey Milholland by Booth Tarkington


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