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destabilize

[dee-stay-buh-lahyz] / diˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪz /


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“Without relief, Defendants’ calculated campaign will continue to inflict fear, to destabilize SAL’s operations, and to cause further irreparable harm.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Malkovich and Sam Rockwell play veteran CIA operatives who, after helping destabilize Salvador Allende’s government in 1973 Chile, head to Easter Island on a more personal assignment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

"Because chronic stress is a risk factor for dementia, our study reveals a critical mechanism for how stress hormones destabilize this sensitive region," explains Akan.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

A collective exit can destabilize the system and create a scramble to balance power supply and demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

“It seems to me that you are all determined to start a panic that will destabilize everything we have worked for these last thirteen years!”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

The researchers found that excess EXO1 destabilizes newly formed DNA through two main mechanisms, expanding single-stranded DNA gaps and degrading reversed replication forks.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

SYDNEY—New Zealand’s economic recovery remained frustratingly tentative in the fourth quarter of last year, with economists warning that the outlook faces fresh threats as the war in the Middle East destabilizes the world economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

It spreads into South Sudan, it destabilizes South Sudan, it spreads into Chad, it’s got refugees in Egypt.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025

"That destabilizes many buildings, roads and infrastructure, but each bit is local and getting a complete picture is hard."

From Salon ● May 24, 2024

This abrupt shift in narration destabilizes the reader — like the tremor of an earthquake, or the sudden loss of vision in one eye that Tunde experiences from time to time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023

Construction across mountains in South Asia is placing more workers in risky terrain that is being destabilized by warming temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

As someone who was a freelance writer for about a year, I can empathize with the desire to keep your life flexible while also feeling destabilized by the lack of structure.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

In January 2022, the landfast sea ice in the embayment suddenly broke apart, likely due to powerful ocean swells that destabilized the region.

From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026

Customers who feel destabilized financially by tariffs and global conflict have used the stores to try to find lower prices.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

I thought Ocean would wake up, dizzy and destabilized by this emotional train wreck to discover that it hadn’t been worth it, actually; that I hadn’t been worth it.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

The paper’s co-authors advised world leaders to negotiate international agreements “to prevent destabilizing development and use of highly capable AI systems.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Unless you go through it, it can be difficult to understand how destabilizing a false positive can be.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

For her, it’s not just about someone who understands that rents are high or that groceries are expensive, but about a candidate who understands how destabilizing all those things can be.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

And this stoic performance comes despite a number of potentially destabilizing factors, including volatility in the oil market and in the technology sector.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Over and over again, I heard the same story: the police and the defense force were destabilizing the area.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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