unstable
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As the economy became increasingly unstable and demanded that moviegoers and television aficionados devote more time to their jobs, the average viewer naturally had less bandwidth for their cultural hobbies.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
He encouraged homeowners to keep an eye on potentially unstable trees throughout the year, particularly as the storm season approaches.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
In an unstable or 'noisy' environment, disturbances can cause coherence to disappear hundreds or even thousands of times faster than this theoretical limit allows.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
"The situation regarding dangerous infectious diseases remains unstable," it said, highlighting among other things a "significantly worsened" measles situation in three US states, and a "fatal case of plague" recorded in New Mexico in June.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
On summit day that year, Hall’s team had reached the South Summit late, around 1:30 p.m., to find deep, unstable snow blanketing the final stretch of the summit ridge.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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