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[spot-ee] / ˈspɒt i /


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The candidate later told The New York Times that her memory of the incident was spotty, but that she recalled kicking the men until they fled.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

She said her memory of what happened was spotty and she did not get a good look at either of the two assailants, but described them as white men, according to the New York Times.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

One impediment has been the spotty availability of charging infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

His location has been spotty — or right down the middle, and as he showed and told Thursday: “I was throwing my fastball right in the middle. When you miss in the middle, you pay.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The girls did not go to school, but learned at home and, according to Etty, had a spotty education.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

While alternative data on jobs was ubiquitous, price information was far spottier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

The record is a little spottier when voters were asked directly to choose which specific candidate would better handle the economy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

Tide gauges are much spottier in the north, leading to missed predictions of storm surges, Way says.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2023

But the play of the veterans at guard and center has been spottier.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

Activision’s track record with some of its games also became spottier.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2022

According to Moyn, Popper's critique of Hegel and Marx "relied on the spottiest possible knowledge of their works."

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2023

Susan Shaffer, a volunteer in the Presidio's immigration room, found that most children being processed were accompanied by only the spottiest documentation.

From Time Magazine Archive


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