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unravel

[uhn-rav-uhl] / ʌnˈræv əl /




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It’s a really interesting look at how things can unravel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Very quickly, things started to unravel in what would be a seven-year struggle to keep the business afloat.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Once you start pulling on this thread, the whole thing starts to unravel.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

See: This is the critical detail that could unravel the AI trade: Nobody is paying for it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

George tries his best to gently unravel the sheet, to get busy with his part of the rescue, but Lark refuses to budge from her cocoon.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

The 24-time major winner, now 39, physically unravels in a stunning first-round loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Those positions give the countries bargain power, especially as farmers have already been hit by last year’s tariffs, losing share to Brazil that could gain even more share if the pact unravels.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

The pressure is truly on with five games remaining as the campaign unravels at a crucial juncture.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Through some inventive structures and a playful rewiring of romantic tropes going back to Homer, Groff stitches together a portrait of a marriage that she then carefully unravels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Tom Buchanan could be a Duke lacrosse player, Gatsby a Wall Street derivatives dealer whose life story unravels at the same time his deals do.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

“Higher yields have unraveled some of the diversification that we saw this summer,” she added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The situation unraveled just as Paul was poised to make her debut as the heroine of the 22nd season of “The Bachelorette.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The discussions, however, unraveled after Pernod and Brown-Forman couldn’t agree on a price or how to divide representation on the combined company’s board, according to people familiar with the discussions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

At once pragmatic and playful, Anderson seems to be taking on the world these days like someone who’s unraveled a deeper mystery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Delicate silver and gold threads unraveled and wove themselves into the fragile wings of the frozen mariposas, converting the tiny creatures into magical designs stitched meticulously into the bodice of La Llorona’s gown.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

But his plot unravelled again, and Potier was sentenced to 12 years behind bars.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

It was the worst attack by the Houthis since a four-year truce in Yemen's long-running civil war unravelled in July.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

On it, smart cameras installed around his home relayed images of his house, now under clear blue skies, with the hosepipe in the yard unravelled where he left it.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

But it all unravelled when a relative of Griffiths got wind of the sale after conveyancing paperwork was sent to their home.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Things that I had done but forgot came to life as she unravelled my past; some of these things nobody but myself knew.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

There was the unraveling: a July report that passages of his thesis matched another scholar’s, an investigation, his resignation and, nine days later, his death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

But one is surely coming, and the unraveling of the long-term bond market is raising the chances that one is imminent.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

But it now appears reports of the axis’ unraveling are exaggerated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The unraveling of the Situational Awareness hedge fund has inspired comparisons with Long-Term Capital Management, a legendary hedge fund that failed in spectacular fashion in 1998.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

“It’s unfortunate,” says the new bartender, “but the unraveling of the navigator made it clear that changes had to be made.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Brendon McCullum has been sacked as Test coach in another staggering twist in the unravelling of the England team.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve," General Dan Caine told reporters, amid fears the current US-Iranian ceasefire is unravelling.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

Does Prada want to coddle you in an unravelling world?

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

It has all led to widespread distrust and means the Pretoria accord is unravelling fast.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

‘Well, what have you done?’ said Frodo, getting impatient with the slow unravelling of Butterbur’s thoughts.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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