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anarchy

[an-er-kee] / ˈæn ər ki /


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England have previously thrived in anarchy - their only win in Australia came in two days of pandemonium in Melbourne.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Baqaei called the threat toward Oman "a worrying sign of the normalisation of anarchy and intimidation in international relations".

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“Network Operations” is a little slice of the arty anarchy that defined Coachella’s early, pre-influencer era.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

It marks the death knell of the post–World War II settlement that, however imperfect, wrestled the anarchy of war into a framework designed to condition armed aggression on legal justification.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

Paula had the air of a real ideologue; she could, Ifemelu imagined, slip easily into anarchy, stand at the forefront of protests, defying the clubs of policemen and the taunts of unbelievers.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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