unstable
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The researchers believe the shipment sank during a particularly unstable period in Mediterranean history.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
This is the 17th Ebola outbreak to hit the DRC, a vast and unstable central African country of more than 100 million people.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
But over the short and even intermediate terms, lasting not just several years but decades, gold’s correlation to inflation is unstable.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
If the race for nuclear weapons widens and accelerates, the region will become more unstable, heightening risks for the entire world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“The picture that emerged,” concurred Hunt, “was that of a brilliant, unstable man.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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