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ungovernable

[uhn-guhv-er-nuh-buhl] / ʌnˈgʌv ər nə bəl /




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Ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith talks about overseeing an ungovernable government.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2026

But the Islamist insurgency has continued, and has made much of the north and east of the country ungovernable.

From BBC Nov. 11, 2025

A snap legislative election last year produced an ungovernable National Assembly split three ways.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

Meanwhile, the ocean itself plays its ungovernable part.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2025

She watched him put on his socks, with a mixed expression of injury and the ungovernable interest of someone who has been examining laundered socks for holes for a great many years.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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