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instability

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


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It demeans the entire nation, and adds to the instability in the world.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

Five women and three men are in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

A fear of political instability in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

“The sense of fear and severe anxiety has intensified, and the feeling of uncertainty and instability has grown,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The priest told Farmer stories of the dam, about the chaos and instability it had created almost overnight.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The researchers believe these swirling flows are evidence of Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities, a familiar phenomenon in fluid dynamics.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Those conditions could provide exactly what is needed for Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities to form.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Combining high-speed synchrotron X-ray imaging, theoretical analysis and numerical simulation, the researchers revealed the defect mitigation mechanisms, which involve phenomena that reduce instabilities in the laser powder bed fusion process.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2024

If instead the researchers can improve the model's ability to recognize the precursors to these harmful instabilities, it could be possible to optimize the system without encountering a single edge burst.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2024

Quite apart from the age of onset, we may consider the physical and psychical instabilities of adolescence as effective causes of pathological lying.

From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by William Healy




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