unravel
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Some are rushing to buy generators, concerned that new attacks could cause critical services like electricity and water to unravel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The very convention that had once sustained jatra began to unravel.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Adapted from Polish author Stanisław Lem’s novel, Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky’s slow, hypnotic “Solaris” follows a psychologist sent to a remote space station where the crew is already beginning to unravel.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Financial markets will be watching in the coming days to gauge whether the latest attack on a Chinese ally could cause the fragile trade truce between the U.S. and China to unravel.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
He closed his eyes and watched the stories unravel in his mind like bright bursts of color.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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