as in instability
the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position
if the tunnel had been properly inspected, the unstableness of the overhead concrete panels would have been discovered in time
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instability
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Agreeing to terms, then revisiting them repeatedly, signals instability.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Turkish officials have expressed concern that intervention in Iran could spark instability or trigger a refugee influx.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Unstableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstableness. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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