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Recent Examples of dishabilleModels emerged from cubicles in various states of dishabille.—Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025 Just delicious, decadent dishabille.—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022 Charlize Theron was seductively dishabille in a Dior gown that was part black corset and part emerald slink.—Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2020 Maggie is just one of the screen stars whose dishabille lingers long after the lights have come up.—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2018 Bodies were in various stages of dishabille and discipline.—Joshua David Stein, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2016
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disarray
Noun
Trouble at an Xcel Energy substation caused a power outage lasting about an hour that triggered a Federal Aviation Administration order to ground flights to Denver International Airport on Wednesday morning, leading to darkness and disarray in DIA and delaying thousands of travelers.
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Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
In 2002, the Oakland Athletics looked less like a model of innovation and more a team in disarray.