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destabilize

[dee-stay-buh-lahyz] / diˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪz /


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“Without relief, Defendants’ calculated campaign will continue to inflict fear, to destabilize SAL’s operations, and to cause further irreparable harm.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

“On the other side, the Houthis are extending their geographic reach, gaining a foothold that could further destabilize one of the world’s most critical economic chokepoints,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

California’s budget experts have warned that maintaining full Medi-Cal coverage for immigrants without seeking additional revenue would destabilize the state’s long-term fiscal outlook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Instead of repairing genetic material, too much EXO1 can break down DNA and destabilize the genome, a key feature of cancer.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

They might “build on public panic to further destabilize the system by disseminating rumors” and therefore “increase media coverage” and “stress the public health system.”

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

But that strategy has come into question as a warming planet destabilizes Himalayan glaciers and river systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

It spreads into South Sudan, it destabilizes South Sudan, it spreads into Chad, it’s got refugees in Egypt.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025

Nick’s energized romantic do-si-do destabilizes the group, and gives them something new to gossip about and compare their own lives with as they wobble through the ensuing year.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025

When the new actin subunit arrives, its incorporation onto the filament destabilizes the formin arrangement and requires the stable half-ring to step onto the new subunit and become loose, while the other half-ring becomes stable.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024

I date occasionally and nothing destabilizes these men more than when I say, hey, really enjoying our time together, but I never wanna get married ever again.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2024

Construction across mountains in South Asia is placing more workers in risky terrain that is being destabilized by warming temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

“We’re making it a reality that our schools are going to be very much more destabilized than they have been,” Griego said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Uleer explains that the volatility of geopolitics destabilized market equilibrium at the start of March.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

Their results indicate that about eight out of 10 planets around tight binary stars would be destabilized, and most of those would ultimately be destroyed.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026

I thought Ocean would wake up, dizzy and destabilized by this emotional train wreck to discover that it hadn’t been worth it, actually; that I hadn’t been worth it.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Markets across the board, however, seem to be “front-running growing concerns that there could be major and destabilizing military escalations in the Persian Gulf as early as next week,” said American Gold Exchange’s Samuelson.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

It’s a confounding and destabilizing experience for overachieving women used to being on top of every detail.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Another destabilizing element on the BOK’s radar is a potential resurgence of foreign-exchange volatility stemming from changes in the Federal Reserve’s rate path.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

For her, it’s not just about someone who understands that rents are high or that groceries are expensive, but about a candidate who understands how destabilizing all those things can be.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Mine shafts were bored through the earth like holes through Swiss cheese, often destabilizing whole valleys.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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