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unravel

[uhn-rav-uhl] / ʌnˈræv əl /




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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

The underlying calculation is straightforward: that a worsening internal crisis could create the conditions for the Cuban Revolution to unravel from within.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

There was fallout in markets on Monday from a viral piece of research that imagined a world where AI could erase many white-collar jobs and a “daisy-chain” of correlated AI bets could unravel.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

In recent days, much of what the grandson built has threatened to unravel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

It’s like my cousin is tethered to me by an invisible braid that we cannot unravel until Labor Day.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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