as in unraveling
to separate the various strands of
our tour guide at the maritime museum showed us how sailors used to unlay rope
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unraveling
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As a new Fortune magazine feature reveals, the gold hoarding reflects a belief on the part of Tether’s CEO that Western economies are unraveling and that his firm can be an anchor of stability in an unstable world.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Though obviously much of the show is staying under the dome, where the idyllic nature of its society is quickly unraveling.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Unlaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlaying. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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