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unravel

[uhn-rav-uhl] / ʌnˈræv əl /




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"You also can't unravel the economy of other countries because of one central issue," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Things soon started to unravel, she told us.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Taking orders is part of the job, certainly; trying to do it while the rest of the restaurant threatens to unravel is another matter.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

This band of investigators diligently works to unravel what is perhaps the most unusual case yet in Ms. Penny’s series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

If he doesn’t stop, his shorts might completely unravel.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

“There is the very real risk that any deal unravels fairly quickly, as we saw with the memorandum of understanding.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The pressure is truly on with five games remaining as the campaign unravels at a crucial juncture.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

A guy who only knows how to go for broke, and always doubles down when things go wrong, has to stick to his guns or the whole shtick unravels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

A failed breakout of that nature, especially one that unravels quickly, would be a meaningful bearish signal.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Tom Buchanan could be a Duke lacrosse player, Gatsby a Wall Street derivatives dealer whose life story unravels at the same time his deals do.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The frustration at the chargers has unraveled in a city where officials were skeptical of Waymo before its launch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The discussions, however, unraveled after Pernod and Brown-Forman couldn’t agree on a price or how to divide representation on the combined company’s board, according to people familiar with the discussions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

At once pragmatic and playful, Anderson seems to be taking on the world these days like someone who’s unraveled a deeper mystery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

WSJ’s Tomas Navia investigates how the company unraveled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

“It’s been a long time since you left me behind. Perhaps things have changed. Perhaps the fabric of the universe has unraveled just a tad.”

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

Before his life unravelled, Jackson was 37 and living in Yateley in Hampshire with wife Maddie and stepdaughter Charlotte, 15.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Kartal maintained a high level from the baseline as Paolini unravelled with a series of unforced errors.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

It was the worst attack by the Houthis since a four-year truce in Yemen's long-running civil war unravelled in July.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

On Who Dimmed The Lights, the 51-year-old addresses how her mental health "unravelled" as she went through perimenopause.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Even so, I kept worrying that one of the strings would come unravelled and a single balloon would sail off up into that cloudy sky.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Joe Barrett chronicles Stafford’s unraveling and the growing peril of digital love traps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

In fact, rising interest rates are taking a toll across the market, and it’s becoming clear that one sector alone is keeping things from unraveling.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Wall Street is betting on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to keep a manic bond market from unraveling.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

The unraveling of Dr. Phil’s media venture was a blow to the celebrity therapist who built a reputation as one of the most trusted voices on television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Smells so good,” I call out, unraveling myself from my jacket and book bag.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

The actress also points to the mythological figures known as The Fates or Moirai, who appear throughout the series and become increasingly central to Zoe's emotional unravelling.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve," General Dan Caine told reporters, amid fears the current US-Iranian ceasefire is unravelling.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

Dogged by injuries, she has made more appearances off the bench in the past three years than she has started games, with her time at City unravelling before her switch to Arsenal in January 2025.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

And Barrett's glamorous life appears to be unravelling.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

I come to ask for counsel and the unravelling of hard words.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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