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Let M̅ be a compact Riemannian manifold with sectional curvature $K_{M̅}$ satisfying $1/5 < K_{M̅} ≤ 1$ (resp. $2 ≤ K_{M̅} < 10$), which can be isometrically immersed as a hypersurface in the Euclidean space (resp. the unit Euclidean sphere). Then there exist no stable compact minimal submanifolds in M̅. This extends Shen and Xu's result for 1/4-pinched Riemannian manifolds and also suggests a modified version of the well-known Lawson-Simons conjecture.