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
Regardless of the cost from the taxes themselves, the larger issue is the environment of instability, said Golding.
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Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The industry’s disruption and implementation of the tax held up by court proceedings compound challenges the hotel industry faces in an era of travel uncertainty, higher building costs and economic instability.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
But after so much instability, the fantasy of escape—of belonging to myself and my own desires—has slowly lost its allure.
—Tara Ellison, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
These incarceration rates are driven by Black trans people being disproportionately impacted by economic instability.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 1 Apr. 2025
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Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The industry’s disruption and implementation of the tax held up by court proceedings compound challenges the hotel industry faces in an era of travel uncertainty, higher building costs and economic instability.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
But after so much instability, the fantasy of escape—of belonging to myself and my own desires—has slowly lost its allure.
—Tara Ellison, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
These incarceration rates are driven by Black trans people being disproportionately impacted by economic instability.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for instability
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“Instability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instability. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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