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

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

Near this point, the system becomes highly unstable, and water rapidly shifts between the two liquid states or mixtures of them.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The best a dictionary can do is map that unstable terrain for a moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Mama gestured at the mess of boxes stacked in unstable piles throughout the living room.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser