vagaries

Example Sentences

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Sodium-ion technology is notable because it could free batteries from the vagaries of the lithium price cycle, the analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The vagaries of the schedule are something that figures to hamper MLS teams all season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

A once proud, close-knit community has been left to the vagaries of absentee landlords, rising deprivation and residents who often don't want to be here.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

As I watched the havoc caused by the vagaries of the U.S. immigration system, I kept returning to the same questions.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Reverend Goodacre discussed the vagaries of the cotton market with my father.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly