unanchored

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The duration of periods of less anchored or unanchored expectations also matters.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

He says the issue in Japan is that inflation expectations have become unanchored.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

During her time at university, Sif said she had felt "very unanchored" while she came to terms with her sexuality.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024

Yet I worried that those less familiar with “Hamlet,” let alone those more invested in a traditional rendition, would be left unanchored on its heaving sea of meaning.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023

They spoke quietly of how they wanted to go someday, to move about, free and unanchored, not toward something but away from something.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck