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disarray

[dis-uh-rey] / ˌdɪs əˈreɪ /


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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 foreign front is described as being in disarray, with different envoys tasked with a jumble of international conflicts and some, like Steve Witkoff, given far too many assignments at once.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 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

Or at least, in less of a disarray than their opponents?

From Slate Jun. 1, 2026

But we were young—all of us were now thirteen, except for Kanei, who was three years older—and our emotions were in disarray.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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

Throughout the hearings he ate little, often showed up in the Senate chamber disarrayed and unsteady of voice.

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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