disorder

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By the time patients seek therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, many have spent years suppressing their worst memories and avoiding the places and situations they associate with the most difficult moments of their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Instead, investors flocked to actual gold in the past year amid global disorder, with the outlook for the yellow metal bullish even with prices recently slipping back.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, the Met said they have increased officer numbers and put in place a "strong policing plan... to prevent and deal with any future disorder".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Shift work disorder is linked to a range of serious concerns, including reduced mental sharpness, lower productivity, increased risk of car accidents, and more workplace injuries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Emptiness and disorder were the primeval, natural state of the cosmos, and there was always a nagging fear that at the end of time, disorder and void would reign once more.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife