unstable

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Researchers found that Latino students faced myriad challenges, including immigration issues, English proficiency and unstable housing that is linked to their parents’ employment status.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But Franziska Brantner from Germany's opposition Green Party said returning to Syria was not an option for many, because of the lack of infrastructure and the unstable security situation there.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Near this point, the system becomes highly unstable, and water rapidly shifts between the two liquid states or mixtures of them.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Sourcing crucial minerals sometimes means operating in unstable political environments such as the Democratic Republic of Congo or Mozambique.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

I did not want to hear that I could not set forth to seek Hallows with a fragile and unstable sister in tow.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling