destabilization
Americannoun
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Historically, Iran’s 1979 revolution transformed it from a U.S.-aligned monarchy to an adversarial theocratic state — a legacy that shapes today’s fears about protracted conflict and regional destabilization.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Those chapters "engage in or facilitate and support violence and destabilization campaigns that harm their own regions, United States citizens, and United States interests," the order said.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
And its destabilization has created strategic headaches for China, India, the United States and other countries.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024
By analyzing the protonation/deprotonation of glycine molecules, the researchers observed a hydrophobic water/water interface close to the metal surface, leading to a destabilization of zwitterionic forms of glycine.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
The real target's spunnel lines will crash, destabilization will disrupt the entire Slingshot construction schedule.
From The Universe — or Nothing by Moldeven, Meyer
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