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disarray

[dis-uh-rey] / ˌdɪs əˈreɪ /


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Crenshaw residents say construction in many areas lasted only for a few months before funding ran out, leaving the neighborhood in disarray.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The once-great tech giant’s place in the new tech cycle is in disarray.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Their journey from beginning to end has been a beautiful and often challenging exercise of building stability in chaos and out of disarray.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

The agreement -- aimed at preventing a repeat of the international disarray in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic -- cannot enter into force until the annex is finalised.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

When they’d left, Jinjoo had walked out to see their kitchen and living quarters in huge disarray.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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

Good shot: Mary, her hair disarrayed by the wind, snuggling up to John for a kiss, in the front seat of a prairie schooner.

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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