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unstable

[uhn-stey-buhl] / ʌnˈsteɪ bəl /


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The researchers believe the shipment sank during a particularly unstable period in Mediterranean history.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

But over the short and even intermediate terms, lasting not just several years but decades, gold’s correlation to inflation is unstable.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

If the race for nuclear weapons widens and accelerates, the region will become more unstable, heightening risks for the entire world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

At the heart of quantum computing are qubits, which offer the promise of answering questions that defeat today's machines, but are notoriously delicate and unstable.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Memory was a slippery thing—slick moss on an unstable slope—and it was ever so easy to lose one’s footing and fall.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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