unstable
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Since their status ended in July, many Haitians have been outfitted with ankle monitors and some have already been sent back to the politically unstable country plagued by gang violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Working class women are facing a labor market far more unstable than in the last election cycle, and they’re looking for candidates who understand that, voters told The 19th.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
A 2015 earthquake in Nepal that killed 9,000 people has also made the southern slopes of the Himalayas more unstable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
These are all possible signs the mountainside was becoming unstable.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
And the old oil lamp was hanging over the center of the table, shedding its unstable yellow light from the round Rochester wick.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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