spotty

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Also contributing to the show’s decline is its spotty success rate: In the combined 50 seasons of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette,” fewer than 10 couples have stayed together.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The problem is spotty surveillance by under-resourced regulators.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

"But young stars are so extremely spotty, active, and temperamental, that the Doppler method is a non-starter."

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

One-third of Arctic shipping traffic now consists of “dark fleet” tankers with spotty insurance, disabled transponders and the maritime equivalent of fake IDs.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

Before Herbie Goldfarb arrived in Milagro he had a passing familiarity with cockroaches and silverfish, but he had a very spotty record vis-a-vis ants.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols