Is it coarsely graded, unconsolidated glacial debris, enormous roots undulating beneath packed dirt, a sand bar, gravel, a roller coaster or a stone-cold river bed?

Among “unconsolidated” Democrats not backing Clinton, an economic message was more convincing than a Trump-centric message by eight percentage points.

The new land may also be unstable because it's built on unconsolidated lava fragments and sand, which can easily be eroded by surf.