disarray

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Iran has dominated this crucial waterway except when in internal disarray or checked by an outside power, namely Portugal, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain and, after 1971, the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

United were in disarray when Amorim was dismissed, with poor results and disagreements over the Portuguese's tactics and formation leading to an increasingly strained relationship with club officials at the end of his 14-month tenure.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But their apparent domestic paradise was thrown into disarray when Betty began to suspect her husband was having an affair with his younger office assistant, Linda Kolkena.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Not in the disarray of rumpled sheets, nor the untidiness of a kicked-off shoe or a wet towel hung over the back of a chair.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy