unstable
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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
For them, giving the military more legitimacy is not about ignoring pacifism, but about making sure the country can survive an increasingly unstable world.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
From above, the atmosphere revealed just how unstable conditions had become, with striking cloud formations spreading over the nearby ocean.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
She expects an unstable climate to usher in an age of private weather control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
But theirs was not a natural isotope, it was an unstable isotope of phosphorus created in their laboratory.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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