destabilize
Example Sentences
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While acknowledging there are geopolitical risks stemming from, say, an escalation in hostilities with Iran, that could disrupt and destabilize markets, any dips should prove to be buying opportunities, the report says.
From MarketWatch
And when the words “I love you” feel too destabilizing — too irreversible — there is always another, softer confession available: “You like tuna melt?”
From Salon
Community leaders across the country are warning that it has the potential to destabilize neighborhoods and entire cities, just as it did in Springfield.
From Salon
Some lawmakers in Europe and the U.S. say inverters could be exploited to destabilize the grid.
Done too aggressively, it also risks draining reserves too much, destabilizing funding markets and creating volatility for short-term borrowing rates.
From MarketWatch
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