disarray

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And unlike classical bits, qubits are particularly sensitive to changes in their environment—anything from heat to electromagnetic interference—that can throw their fragile quantum states into disarray and cause a computer to malfunction.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Results from some of the biggest chains this week will offer a sense of how that rebound is going, as stores and their customers continue the slog through higher living costs and tariff disarray.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

The prototypical agency holding company that long lured in staff with skyscraper offices, cushy expense accounts and multimillion-dollar clients is in disarray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

District 4 School Board member Nick Melvoin was at Palisades Charter High the day after the fires began, and said he remembered the state of disarray in clear detail.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

It was more than annoying, because he had been careful to lay the wood neatly as he chopped, and each bump led to further disarray of the tidy pile.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park