ungovernable

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Ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith talks about overseeing an ungovernable government.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

A snap legislative election last year produced an ungovernable National Assembly split three ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Meanwhile, the ocean itself plays its ungovernable part.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

He labelled the sanctions "cynical and iniquitous" and said they were intended to "humiliate" Niger's security forces and make the country "ungovernable".

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023

There is an almost ungovernable, biologic mechanism at work in scientific behavior at its best, and this should not be overlooked.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas