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Which fictional captain becomes increasingly erratic in his pursuit of a white whale?

erratic

[ih-rat-ik] / ɪˈræt ɪk /


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Futures for major U.S. indexes all nudged higher after an erratic day of trade Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Rising volatility and erratic price signals frequently result in these institutions withdrawing, reducing the capacity for investors to offload positions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Despite his erratic behavior, former employees agree Kao hit upon an effective way to replace the lost earmarks.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The agents were not specifically told to hack others on OpenAI’s behalf, but the agents had been incentivized to hack other systems during in-house development, and they were being informed by erratic LLMs.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Mom takes a few erratic inhales and wipes her tears away with her fingers.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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