as in instability
the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position
blamed the poor quality of the video on the tripod's unsteadiness
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instability
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In a time when inflation, student loan debt, and job instability make the future feel uncertain, both women stress that estate planning is more—not less—urgent.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025 -
Failing to respond could risk plunging the rest of the country into violence and instability.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Unsteadiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsteadiness. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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