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shaky

[shey-kee] / ˈʃeɪ ki /




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Meloni has argued the reform would result in less shaky government coalitions and greater stability in Italy.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Sharaa wanted the U.S. to lift all Assad-era sanctions to help stabilize his country’s shaky political transition and repair its war-ravaged economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

While April-June was one of the best quarters for equities for some time, the new quarter has got off to a shaky start, with Seoul taking the brunt of the selling.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Executives said products like Tastefuls snacks and high-protein Tiki Cat food could still drive growth despite a shaky consumer backdrop.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

My voice is as shaky as Javier’s hands, but I can’t make it stop.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The move lower followed stock gains of more than 20% so far this year for the chain, after investors bet on a big rebound following shakier sales trends over the past few years.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

Last week’s Treasury auctions were shakier than usual.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

The underperformance is unusual because healthcare is considered a defensive sector—one to move into, not away from, when the economy gets shakier.

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

The same could be said of Lesli Margherita’s Mrs. Lovett, the proprietor of a filthy and failing Fleet Street pie shop, but it’s a shakier case.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

But you scratched it out anyway and made an even shakier seven.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

"OpenAI's nascent hardware business now rests on the shakiest of foundations, rotten to its core by its illegal reliance on misappropriated trade secrets," the complaint said.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

That is one element of this which the committee is doubtless going to want to probe further, and perhaps where Sir Olly felt on shakiest ground.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

Then came a 10-foot stretch in which you had to swing yourself between vertically hanging ropes, with only the shakiest of footing below.

From Seattle Times Sep. 14, 2023

I’d think he’d be on the shakiest ground of the likely nominees, but Film Twitter needs something to gripe about on nominations morning and a nomination for Branagh is probably it.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2022

Morgan to buy it by offering a knockdown price and guaranteeing Bear Stearns’s shakiest assets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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