instability
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At the same time, Chinese officials worry a frenzied rush toward stock investing would result in burst bubbles, big losses and instability.
River Nile State, where the boat accident occurred, has been largely spared from frontline fighting, though the broader instability has strained resources and infrastructure nationwide.
From BBC
Sargeant has navigated cycles of political instability in Venezuela, where he began working shortly after leaving the U.S.
“The key lesson is that stock market corrections become dangerous when they coincide with existing vulnerabilities, trigger financial instability and—crucially—interact with high leverage,” McKeown writes.
From Barron's
Another possibility is gravitational instability, where a swirling cloud of gas around a young star collapses quickly under its own gravity, forming a large object more like a brown dwarf.
From Science Daily
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