disarray
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He said it was there that deputies noticed the man’s SUV was in disarray and displayed a fake license plate, prompting deputies to investigate further.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The once-great tech giant’s place in the new tech cycle is in disarray.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Their journey from beginning to end has been a beautiful and often challenging exercise of building stability in chaos and out of disarray.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
The agreement -- aimed at preventing a repeat of the international disarray in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic -- cannot enter into force until the annex is finalised.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The death of Nana, who despite her age was in charge of the big house on the comer when the owners were away, sent the remaining servants into disarray.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Broadcasting from the station’s small Brooklyn storefront, director Ricot Dupuy has fielded calls suggesting dark theories about the assassins or sharing fears for a motherland becoming further disarrayed.
From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2021
She jabbed her chin at the disarrayed skeletons.
From Nature ● Jul. 31, 2013
Mr. Arpino, 60, was standing in the disarrayed showroom of Rootstein Display Mannequins in Chelsea, where he is the creative director.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2012
He is a blue-eyed Pan with croppy, disarrayed blond hair and lips that are pursed in a rubber grin.
From Time Magazine Archive
The floral night breeze blew a lock of Lydia’s disarrayed hair against Dill’s lips.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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