as in unsteadiness
the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position
the instability of the bridge became tragically apparent when it suddenly collapsed
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Recent Examples of instability
Key factors that influence gold prices The price of gold is shaped by several interrelated factors, ranging from supply and demand to market instability and broader economic conditions.
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Gabriel O Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Even amid the economic instability that the Trump administration could bring, as the center of gravity of international governance shifts, opportunities to reshape global norms and build new forms of collaboration could open up.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Dosunmu struggles with instability in the shoulder, which was exacerbated by a collision in Thursday’s loss to the Knicks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The original plan for that year was to spend half of the time in the West African nation of Togo, but the universities there ended up shutting down due to political instability.
—Brad Pearce, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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Gabriel O Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Even amid the economic instability that the Trump administration could bring, as the center of gravity of international governance shifts, opportunities to reshape global norms and build new forms of collaboration could open up.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Dosunmu struggles with instability in the shoulder, which was exacerbated by a collision in Thursday’s loss to the Knicks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The original plan for that year was to spend half of the time in the West African nation of Togo, but the universities there ended up shutting down due to political instability.
—Brad Pearce, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Instability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instability. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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