fickle
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"Keeping him would be a big risk. But football fans are very fickle and if he wins a few games at the start of next season then people will forget about this."
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“We’re very fickle with the small-cap trade, unfortunately,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide’s Investment Management Group.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
She can be very fickle, but this is one thing that’s stuck.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Still, Cora remains widely-admired around the game, considered skillful at handling fickle modern players.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
“But collective thinking is usually shortlived. We’re fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction. Although who knows? Maybe this will be it, Katniss.”
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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