disarray
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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
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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
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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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