unsteady

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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

So why haven’t these headlines done more to calm an unsteady global oil market?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

It is now a ramshackle, seemingly lost-in-time metropolis where residents sit on porches observing the unsteady progress of cars navigating pothole-ridden streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Ten-year U.K. gilt yields climbed 2 bps to last trade at 4.543% as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s position looks increasingly unsteady.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

“Okay,” I mumble, my feet unsteady, like they can’t hold me up anymore.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko