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unrest

[uhn-rest] / ʌnˈrɛst /


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The company also said demand has been hurt by unrest in Mexico as well as rainstorms and flooding in Hawaii.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Desai said, as seeming moments of recovery in the past year or so were squashed by the L.A. wildfires, then last summer’s immigration crackdown and associated civil unrest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The unrest was triggered by a ban on social media but fuelled by anger against corruption, unemployment and economic stagnation.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The fund manager said it hoped to turn private credit’s current unrest to its advantage.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Austria-Hungary, determined to hold its rickety empire together, suspected Russia of deliberately encouraging unrest.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman