instability
Example Sentences
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Previously, scientists believed the Sun may have triggered the instability that caused those inner moon collisions.
From Science Daily
Experts say the trade thrived from the mid-1960s to the 1990s -- a period of instability that saw the anti-intellectual Khmer Rouge regime rise to power and left precious heritage unprotected.
From Barron's
Banks don’t want to be seen using it for fear that doing so might signal instability, an attitude financial regulators have encouraged in recent years.
"Given that people are getting poorer and poorer, we're going to see a wave of social instability," he says.
From BBC
Netanyahu has long described Iran as a key threat for Israel, and a source of instability in the region.
From BBC
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