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unreliable

[uhn-ri-lahy-uh-buhl] / ˌʌn rɪˈlaɪ ə bəl /


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If America’s conventional deterrent is deemed unreliable, fears about the extended nuclear deterrent are even greater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Polling in mayoral races is typically pretty unreliable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"Sometimes people pick trains so they have the option of working while they're travelling," she says, adding that operators shouldn't advertise their wi-fi as a benefit of rail travel if it is unreliable.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Much of Delhi's informal migrant workforce lives in densely-packed settlements with unreliable electricity, poor ventilation and no air-conditioning.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Human beings, Montaigne argued, are imperfect, and so human knowledge is necessarily unreliable.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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