unstable
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The impact of higher energy prices on U.K. inflation has been limited, in spite of the unstable nature of the conflict in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
A high-rise building in New York City under construction is structurally unstable after two of its support columns started buckling on Tuesday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
"I felt the pressure from the engineers: the more horizontally the tunnel advanced, the more unstable it became," recounted Torres, who participated in the rescue of 33 miners in Chile in 2010.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
The result was a presidency that was, in a word, unstable.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Others were less kind: she was unstable, unreliable, an example of the worst kind of mother.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing unstable
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