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erratically

[ih-rat-ik-lee] / ɪˈræt ɪk li /
ADVERB
intermittently
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If the stock starts trading erratically, bankers have a secret weapon to attempt to calm things down.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

This year hasn’t resembled 2025 at all, trading erratically at best.

From Barron's Apr. 18, 2026

Last month, Spears was reported to authorities for driving her BMW "erratically at a high rate of speed" on a motorway, California Highway Patrol said.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

Shortly after, deputies responded to reports of a man acting erratically on the football field at Newbury Park High School, about a mile away.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

Then a Dancing Trout pickup chugged erratically past Forest Service headquarters and stopped in the middle of the plaza area.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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