unsteady

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“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

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

For such small, unsteady organisms, the babies sure could get away from you fast.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly