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instability

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


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"I think we can reward the wrong behaviour in politics ... individual people that want to thrust themselves forward at moment of instability" he said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Having a portfolio that is 100% in individual stocks sounds about as risky to me as you can get, especially at 73, with no partner for backup, and living in seemingly permanent economic instability.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Still, the luxury sector continues to face challenges from economic and geopolitical instability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Even voters on opposite sides agree that instability has helped criminal groups grow.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

He told his parents what he’d learned in Mr. Lawson’s class, about Gogol’s lifelong unhappiness, his mental instability, about how he’d starved himself to death.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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