unmoor
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Some officials worry it could lodge above that level long enough to unmoor the public’s expectations of future inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
That attitude, however, tends to unmoor people from even basic morality.
From Salon ● May 7, 2024
Some officials worry premature easing, if followed by another round of accelerating inflation and then a hike in rates, could hurt public confidence and unmoor inflation expectations.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Or perhaps the witches’ prophecy that he’s about to hear, the one foretelling his rise to the throne, has already begun to unmoor him from reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
Specht was waiting to unmoor the ship, and the look on his face was equally terrified.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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