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haywire

[hey-wahyuhr] / ˈheɪˌwaɪər /


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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Investors’ options bets on price swings have surged in recent days to their highest levels in years, according to Cboe Global Markets data, far surpassing when markets went haywire after Russia’s full-on invasion of Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 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

The plunge in stocks — by about 30% in less than three weeks — sent their portfolio balances haywire.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

As for the lab’s operational technique, he was “amazed at how haywire things were, how sloppy the work was, and how many things could be improved.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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