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unsteady

[uhn-sted-ee] / ʌnˈstɛd i /


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If Bass seemed unsteady in the immediate wake of the fires, she was on more sure footing with ICE.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“I think it’s a really good question,” said George Schultze, founder and CEO of Schultze Asset Management, when asked about the threat that an increasingly unsteady bond market might pose to stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Inner-ear problems can also affect balance, and if someone is feeling dizzy or unsteady, they are likely to walk slower.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Yet they have to correct for a yearslong decline in employer response rates to BLS surveys—which does not negate the data overall, but certainly makes preliminary calculations a bit more unsteady and speculative.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

After a time, they dug carefully to broaden the run and as the day wore on the does, each in turn, remained beside him, licking his wounds and listening to his low, unsteady breathing.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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