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

But the conflict in the Middle East has thrown all this into disarray, according to Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, a Middle East expert at the Baker Institute in Texas.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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

Alice — her short, inky hair in a halo of spiky disarray around her exquisite, elfin face — was suddenly standing behind his shoulder.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer