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destabilize

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


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Repeated gravitational nudges from Jupiter can gradually destabilize asteroids in this region.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Brokerages don’t like when shares are immediately resold because it can destabilize the IPO price and strain relationships with underwriters, Taube says.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Despite the pointed rhetoric, Sheinbaum has stopped short of accusing Trump directly of trying to destabilize her government.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Strong winds can destabilize the spinning column or cause it to collapse altogether.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 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

According to the study, the buildup of toxic proteins destabilizes the outer membrane of the nucleus, causing it to shrink and eventually disintegrate.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

SYDNEY—New Zealand’s economic recovery remained frustratingly tentative in the fourth quarter of last year, with economists warning that the outlook faces fresh threats as the war in the Middle East destabilizes the world economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 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

"That destabilizes many buildings, roads and infrastructure, but each bit is local and getting a complete picture is hard."

From Salon May 24, 2024

In January 2022, the landfast sea ice in the embayment suddenly broke apart, likely due to powerful ocean swells that destabilized the region.

From Science Daily May 19, 2026

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

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

Customers who feel destabilized financially by tariffs and global conflict have used the stores to try to find lower prices.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

Meanwhile, Tuesday marked four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine — a war that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and destabilized European security.

From Salon Feb. 25, 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

Watching egocentrism augment in real time, on a mass scale, is as heartbreaking and destabilizing as death itself.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

“If the answers are honest and you can afford it without destabilizing yourself, have the best time and go! Don’t let anyone guilt you out of joy you’ve budgeted for,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jun. 12, 2026

Instead of targeting genetic mutations, the team found a method for destabilizing the machinery cancer cells use to repair DNA.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

Antosca promises that in the back half of the series, the show will get even wilder and more destabilizing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 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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