unreliable
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Polling in mayoral races is typically pretty unreliable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The government has often referred to coal as the "ballast stone" for China's energy security: a reliable anchor in an often unreliable global energy market.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
“Slop,” executives declared, a total of 17 times, during a call with investors this past week, portraying the outputs of the major AI labs as too messy and unreliable for big enterprises.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
“This letter shows that even utilities like CenterPoint admit that there is no grid emergency and that coal plants are too unreliable, expensive, and polluting to continue operating,” said Ben Inskeep, the coalition’s program director.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Not even Tata was trusted with keeping an eye on us, and least of all me, since I’d already proved an unreliable baby-sitter.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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