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Recent Examples of disequilibrium
The Anatomy Of Global Commotion Modern logistics is an exercise in managing acute disequilibrium.
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Pathanjali Sastry Pappu Srinivasa, Forbes.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Competitive bids for influence and investment lead not to innovation that benefits everyone but to rising hostility from increasingly reckless, shortsighted establishments—not a new, stable equilibrium but a permanent, chaotic disequilibrium.
—Jamie Merchant, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2025
So much of it is in disequilibrium, riddled by heat, pressure, and chemicals trying to get from their current location to somewhere else.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
Researchers also see empathic disequilibrium as a possibility for some people.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
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Pathanjali Sastry Pappu Srinivasa, Forbes.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Competitive bids for influence and investment lead not to innovation that benefits everyone but to rising hostility from increasingly reckless, shortsighted establishments—not a new, stable equilibrium but a permanent, chaotic disequilibrium.
—Jamie Merchant, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2025
So much of it is in disequilibrium, riddled by heat, pressure, and chemicals trying to get from their current location to somewhere else.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
Researchers also see empathic disequilibrium as a possibility for some people.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disequilibrium
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The animals that lacked sucrose developed an imbalance in their gut microbes and increased inflammation within the intestines and liver.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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This systemic imbalance has forced a massive realignment of the physical retail footprint, permanently redrawing real estate demand away from traditional venues and toward elite experiential properties or rapidly expanding discount chains.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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Even so, the first half belonged more to OL Lyonnes than to Barcelona, manager Jonatan Giraldez doing well to use the physicality and pace of his new team to unbalance that of his former.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Fashion is a sector that has heavily relied on third-party manufacturing, producing an overall unbalance of big brands versus small players.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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Entropy maximization has long been thought to be a trait of nonequilibrium systems.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2017
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Among the Cambodians to exploit the instability was Toek Tik, a once-impoverished former Khmer Rouge foot soldier whose confessions helped investigators substantiate some of their claims against Latchford.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Edmon said graduating high school can be especially difficult for youth who have experienced foster care and housing instability because many have had to repeatedly adjust to new schools, teachers, and classmates.—
Terrance Friday,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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“Disequilibrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disequilibrium. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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