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Recent Examples of disequilibrium
The Anatomy Of Global Commotion Modern logistics is an exercise in managing acute disequilibrium.
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Pathanjali Sastry Pappu Srinivasa, Forbes.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Competitive bids for influence and investment lead not to innovation that benefits everyone but to rising hostility from increasingly reckless, shortsighted establishments—not a new, stable equilibrium but a permanent, chaotic disequilibrium.
—Jamie Merchant, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2025
So much of it is in disequilibrium, riddled by heat, pressure, and chemicals trying to get from their current location to somewhere else.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
Researchers also see empathic disequilibrium as a possibility for some people.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
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Pathanjali Sastry Pappu Srinivasa, Forbes.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Competitive bids for influence and investment lead not to innovation that benefits everyone but to rising hostility from increasingly reckless, shortsighted establishments—not a new, stable equilibrium but a permanent, chaotic disequilibrium.
—Jamie Merchant, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2025
So much of it is in disequilibrium, riddled by heat, pressure, and chemicals trying to get from their current location to somewhere else.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
Researchers also see empathic disequilibrium as a possibility for some people.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disequilibrium
Noun
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That imbalance between strong investor demand and limited supply is creating more competition in the $100 million-plus deal space.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Then, on June 21, as the sun enters Cancer, the moon will reach its first quarter phase, bringing relationship imbalances into focus, especially if one person has been overcompromising or going above and beyond to keep the peace.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Even so, the first half belonged more to OL Lyonnes than to Barcelona, manager Jonatan Giraldez doing well to use the physicality and pace of his new team to unbalance that of his former.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Fashion is a sector that has heavily relied on third-party manufacturing, producing an overall unbalance of big brands versus small players.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Entropy maximization has long been thought to be a trait of nonequilibrium systems.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2017
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Analysts also questioned the geopolitical situation, particularly in the Middle East, where sales have been affected by broader regional instability, but Garcia Tapia stressed that the impact has been contained after early closures at the start of the Iran war.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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In the case of the inner binary in TIC 295741342, that would result in a zone of instability out to an orbital period of 19 days, which is still pretty close to the binary stars.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
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“Disequilibrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disequilibrium. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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