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instability

[in-stuh-bil-i-tee] / ˌɪn stəˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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"It just generates instability and it militates against a focus on delivery."

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

The B- rating is constrained by Argentina’s international liquidity, high inflation, and macroeconomic instability.

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

Though the sea itself was a danger to him in the hard weather of the season, that danger and change and instability seemed to him a defense and chance.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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