The dest on the label was smudged, so the package was delayed.

When the chemical leak threatened the city, the DEST was dispatched within hours to coordinate specialized response teams.

On the shipping label, I wrote dest. to indicate the package's final destination.

The manuscript included several coined terms, and one entry listed dests as the plural of a newly invented noun.

The rapid destabilisations of local markets alarmed both investors and policymakers.

The sudden spread of false rumours acted as destabilisers within the fragile community, undermining trust and cooperation.

The shadowy actor acted as a destabiliser in the region, undermining fragile alliances.

Scientists studied the destabilization of the ice sheet to predict sea-level rise.

The sudden resignation of the finance minister destabilised the coalition government.

The sudden destabilizations in the region forced neighboring countries to reconsider their security strategies.