patchy
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And not every case is referred to Comwel in the first place, so the data can be patchy.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Most areas will see sunny spells although thick cloud will linger in north-west Scotland with patchy rain arriving during Friday afternoon.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Factor in the patchy phone service that often occurs at large events, and getting lost is almost inevitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Now, portions of the newly resurfaced structure are already showing visible signs of wear, with peeling paint and patchy coloration fueling questions about the durability and execution of the project.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
Some skipped rope, some punched an old, patchy bag hanging from the ceiling and some did sit-ups and push-ups.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
The rain is likely to be lighter and patchier in the Midlands, southern and east England with just a few millimetres expected and some areas could miss out altogether.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"In some catchments where permafrost has become patchier, weathering-driven carbon uptake was large enough to offset or even exceed river CO2 emissions."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
And returns on investment have been patchier because of its aggressive spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Surveillance outside of farms was even patchier than on them, and bird flu tests have been hard to get.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
Despite being undead, he’d grown into adulthood: his fur patchier, his whiskers more snarled, his eye socket wider.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The true severity of the problem isn’t always easy to ascertain, because, almost by definition, things tend to be worst in the places where record-keeping is patchiest.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2015
The Collegiate Chorale lent the music an epic quality; still, its twinkling palette aside, this was the patchiest and least satisfying of the distillations.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2011
It didn’t take long for her to select the most crooked, most pathetic, patchiest pine tree in the bunch.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Closely confined between the Rockies to the right and the Selkirks to the west, the river held undeviatingly to its general northwesterly course, with only the patchiest of flats on either side.
From Down the Columbia by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)
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