unstable
Example Sentences
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The best a dictionary can do is map that unstable terrain for a moment.
Sourcing crucial minerals sometimes means operating in unstable political environments such as the Democratic Republic of Congo or Mozambique.
These conflicting tendencies force the system into an unstable state.
From Science Daily
He justified this view by citing a dysfunctional banking system, a highly unstable currency, the absence of the rule of law guaranteeing private property, the failure of the centrally planned economy, and "completely dilapidated" infrastructure.
From Barron's
That would relieve our partners in the Indo-Pacific region from reliance on dangerously unstable and vulnerable sources in the Middle East.
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