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
Apple’s stock fell nearly 4% in after-hours trading following the earnings call, reflecting investor concerns about the uncertain outlook posed by tariffs and supply chain instability.
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John Liu, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
This is more about a labor market that continues to reward instability for workers while rewarding stockholders with efficiency and predictability.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Instead, the economy appears to be entering into a period of instability.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 1 May 2025
The search and rescue was made more difficult by the building's instability, causing crews to pull out and resort to using drones and a robotic dog.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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John Liu, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
This is more about a labor market that continues to reward instability for workers while rewarding stockholders with efficiency and predictability.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Instead, the economy appears to be entering into a period of instability.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 1 May 2025
The search and rescue was made more difficult by the building's instability, causing crews to pull out and resort to using drones and a robotic dog.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for instability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instability
Noun
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Recurrent themes running through the selection are motherhood, love and precariousness, and often precariousness linked to motherhood, such as in Adam’s Interest and the other Belgian film Kika.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
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Because this clever, funny play is both an attentive ode to Greenspan’s extraordinary artistry as a playwright-performer and an unsparing meditation on the psychic and financial precariousness of playwriting as a creative life.—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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And while the journey may be filled with highs and lows, moments of deep pride and quiet insecurity, there is freedom in reclaiming it on our own terms.—
Lyric Christian,
Essence,
1 May 2025
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Economic insecurity Farage found support from local businesspeople, including bakery owner Andrea Blow.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Instability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instability. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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