out of whack
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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
When the market falls, your portfolio gets out of whack — the value of your stocks might shrink while your bond holdings stay steady.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 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
The UK is "out of whack" with other countries, according to Sir Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister who later became right-hand man to Zuckerberg.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
X-Ray always said that he’d sleep until noon every day once he was released, but his internal clock was permanently out of whack.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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