out of whack
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“My immune system and digestive system got all out of whack over the past couple of three years,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
At times, big atmospheric waves that form closer to the ground can travel upward and knock the polar vortex out of whack.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Surging demand for physical silver has pushed the market for the white metal out of whack.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026
Sure, I can look at my own waste to determine whether something is out of whack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
She had a perforated bowel that was slowly leaking bile into her abdomen and it threw her organs out of whack.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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