destabilization
Americannoun
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But a broader destabilization of the Khuzestan province could put output at risk even without a direct strike on the field itself.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
The memoir’s shifting timeline mirrors the author’s own sense of destabilization.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025
He wrote the foreword to a dystopian French climate-focused analysis called “Convergence of Catastrophes,” which predicts an era of unprecedented migration and political destabilization.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024
And its destabilization has created strategic headaches for China, India, the United States and other countries.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024
Yugoslavia: The swift collapse of the Yugoslav federation in 1991 was followed by highly destructive warfare, the destabilization of republic boundaries, and the breakup of important interrepublic trade flows.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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