sketchy
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Hotel irons are sketchy and hotel dry cleaning is expensive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The 22-year-old American served six double faults and was broken five times in a sketchy display, but she had enough to win through and set up a match against Amanda Anisimova or Belinda Bencic.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Free VPNs make sense for several reasons: trying services before buying, getting occasional privacy when you need it, emergency security on sketchy public WiFi, or giving people on tight budgets some basic protection.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
MD: Sometimes it can be sketchy and you feel vulnerable.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
So the only light came from pinprick holes in the walls, and from a sketchy rectangle that outlined the imperfectly fitted door.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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