unstable
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It resulted from several interdependent factors: unstable defense budgets, overly optimistic assumptions about how long wars will last, shrinking production capacity, and restrictions on allied manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
She’s more cautious, however, when patients have moderate or advanced dementia, wandering behavior, recurring episodes of confusion, significant behavioral symptoms, unstable medical illnesses or impaired mobility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"An unstable and potentially dangerous equilibrium," is how the situation was described in closed-door remarks by a senior UN official at a recent international gathering.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
When a lower-mass star reaches the point where nuclear reactions in its core can no longer support it, the star becomes unstable and begins to pulsate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
She wondered why her heart now felt too large for her body, and why she was so unstable in her shoes.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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