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destabilize

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


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Repeated gravitational nudges from Jupiter can gradually destabilize asteroids in this region.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Instead of repairing genetic material, too much EXO1 can break down DNA and destabilize the genome, a key feature of cancer.

From Science Daily Jun. 20, 2026

Brokerages don’t like when shares are immediately resold because it can destabilize the IPO price and strain relationships with underwriters, Taube says.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

“Mythos could find and exploit vulnerabilities in every major operating system and web browser—even when used by non-experts,” it said, foreshadowing how AI-driven cyber risks could destabilize the financial system if not managed carefully.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 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

I date occasionally and nothing destabilizes these men more than when I say, hey, really enjoying our time together, but I never wanna get married ever again.

From Salon Feb. 20, 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

Their results indicate that about eight out of 10 planets around tight binary stars would be destabilized, and most of those would ultimately be destroyed.

From Science Daily Apr. 19, 2026

Meanwhile, Tuesday marked four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine — a war that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and destabilized European security.

From Salon Feb. 25, 2026

“We’re going to see increased targeting of Venezuelans to force them to leave the U.S. into a political and socioeconomic environment that’s likely only more destabilized and subject to more abuse,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2026

Thyssenkrupp said the measures are in response to cheap imports which have destabilized the market for European steel.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

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

They apparently considered the issue too destabilizing to the employer coverage that remains the prime source of health insurance for Americans under 65.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 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

Watching egocentrism augment in real time, on a mass scale, is as heartbreaking and destabilizing as death itself.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Instead of targeting genetic mutations, the team found a method for destabilizing the machinery cancer cells use to repair DNA.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 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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