unravel
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The risk is in how quickly it could unravel.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
It all began to unravel for Greensill when an insurance policy that kept the business humming expired in early 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Last year, Barron’s reported on the rise of cryptographically relevant quantum computers—theoretical, fault-tolerant machines powerful enough to unravel modern public-key cryptography.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
But his ongoing suspicion around a sex offender, who faked being severely disabled, eventually saw him unravel a conspiracy that even he had never encountered before.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
I only know that I can’t manage anything else right now, that I am overcome myself and barely hanging on, and I don’t want someone else in my room while I unravel.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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