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A 2022 peace deal to end a brutal civil war in Tigray has been unravelling as tensions grow over disputed territory and ahead of June's elections.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Confidence has been unravelling at a rate of knots since that third-placed finish at the 2014 World Cup.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2015

Self, however, has been unravelling for some time.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2010

Step by step science has been unravelling the tangle, and has loosened with its human fingers the knots that once seemed deo digni vindice.

From Is Life Worth Living? by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)