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disarray

[dis-uh-ray] / ˌdɪs əˈreɪ /


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Market choppiness and AI safety fears are spooking investors and throwing into disarray what was expected to be a string of major IPOs this fall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

With her plans in disarray, Leila said she would probably pursue further study inside Iran instead.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The disarray and unsettledness that characterizes the end of this trial is unsatisfying but also in line with the whole of the Clancy saga.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Henry Crocombe claimed his second hat-trick in eight days, and third five-wicket haul of the season, to leave Essex's batting in total disarray on an incredible evening of tumbling wickets at Chelmsford.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Finally he looked up and saw his kingdom was in disarray.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Broadcasting from the station’s small Brooklyn storefront, director Ricot Dupuy has fielded calls suggesting dark theories about the assassins or sharing fears for a motherland becoming further disarrayed.

From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2021

She jabbed her chin at the disarrayed skeletons.

From Nature ● Jul. 31, 2013

Mr. Arpino, 60, was standing in the disarrayed showroom of Rootstein Display Mannequins in Chelsea, where he is the creative director.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2012

At the end of an hour and a half Governor La Follette's hair was in his eyes, his coat disarrayed, but his Madison audience was still very much with him.

From Time Magazine Archive

The floral night breeze blew a lock of Lydia’s disarrayed hair against Dill’s lips.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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