instability

Example Sentences

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It had followed years of oppression by the Iranian government, economic hardship and instability across Iraq, and the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

This layer smooths the input data before calculating changes, avoiding the instability caused by traditional methods.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Markets grow dangerous when profit is linked to instability itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The pressures that wildfires exert on survivors are not always direct — housing instability, the loss of employment and the breakdown of social networks and sense of community all exacerbate the crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

All over Levittown and the smaller, nearby communities that feed into Truman, it isn’t usually poverty I observe, but rather the steady, low-simmering tumult of economic and family instability.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove