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haywire

[hey-wahyuhr] / ˈheɪˌwaɪər /


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The Korean tycoon spent the sum amassing the world’s largest fleet of oil tankers just before the Iran war sent the market haywire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

The prospects for a peace deal, falling Chinese demand and some workarounds to the Strait of Hormuz closure have helped to stop the crude market from going haywire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

And, if it goes haywire after that, the Dodgers inevitably will be blamed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"The place where the chats went haywire was exactly when Gemini was upgraded to have persistent memory" and more sophisticated dialogues, Jay Edelson, the lead lawyer for the case, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Their immune systems had failed or gone haywire.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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