shaky
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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
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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
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"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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