unsteady

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In order to obtain a warrant to obtain a blood draw, the officer “falsely claimed that Senator Cervantes had an unsteady gait, slurred speech, and an appearance of drowsiness,” the complaint alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 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

“We gotta get outta here,” I say, a little unsteady on my feet but standing nonetheless.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness