destabilize
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The Netflix series gets a feature-film coda starring Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan, following the Shelby family as it becomes entangled in a German plan to destabilize the British economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Instead of protecting cells, the heightened repair activity can harm neurons and destabilize the genome, which may increase the risk of cancer.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
Iraq has reported attacks spilling across its borders, raising fears that the war could destabilize the broader region.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
These actions have threatened to destabilize a school system with large numbers of immigrant families.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
They might “build on public panic to further destabilize the system by disseminating rumors” and therefore “increase media coverage” and “stress the public health system.”
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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