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inconsistently

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unpredictably
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Founder Kale Li told AFP she first became interested in the industry after becoming tired of dealing with inconsistently priced and unreliable handymen in southwestern Chengdu, where she lives.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Other federal holidays, including Columbus Day, Presidents Day and Veterans Day are also inconsistently observed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

The court had applied Purcell inconsistently across cases, eventually expanding its application to redistricting cases, including Milligan and Callais.

From Slate May 13, 2026

More than 11,000 people have signed a petition calling for a review of the paper, which states it was "poorly worded, inconsistently structured, and out of step with every previous paper".

From BBC May 11, 2026

The remaining four proposed factors—war, centralized government, climate, and resource abundance—appear to act inconsistently: sometimes they stimulate technology, sometimes they inhibit it.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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