unstable

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She did some moves that were pretty irrational, and she would have times where she would act on impulse, and it became more and more unstable and unsafe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Mohammadi's Paris-based husband said "she is not in a favourable general condition" and that "her status remains unstable", in a statement over the weekend.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Developing a robust offshore wind industry provides resilience in the face of an unstable global energy market.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

In April, a record 35 candidates ran for president of the chronically unstable Andean nation, which has burned through eight presidents in the past decade, four of whom were impeached.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The naked singularities were unstable: the least disturbance would cause them either to disappear or to be hidden behind an event horizon.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking