unstable

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Researchers found that Latino students faced myriad challenges, including immigration issues, English proficiency and unstable housing that is linked to their parents’ employment status.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Rising temperatures are making these walls, called moraines, increasingly unstable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

But Franziska Brantner from Germany's opposition Green Party said returning to Syria was not an option for many, because of the lack of infrastructure and the unstable security situation there.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

These conflicting tendencies force the system into an unstable state.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Two tall double chimneys tilted to the right, giving the place an unstable look, as if it might topple over at any moment in a tumble of bricks.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn