unreliable
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And Mr. Mezrich “would be the first to admit that as a writer, he was perhaps the most unreliable of them all.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
And while asking people to self-report their phone use can be unreliable, recognising our own habits is a "really important first step" to managing them, said Prof Pete Etchells of Bath Spa University.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Polling in mayoral races is typically pretty unreliable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 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
It is this that underlies his decision to declare war on ‘false rumour and the opinions of some, based on unreliable and untrustworthy foundations’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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STAAR English I: Elements of Literature
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