erratic
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El Nino is a natural climate occurrence that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds and rainfall patterns and erratic weather.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The company blamed the increase on erratic weather that created more dried vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
While astronomers and space scientists were initially skeptical about the planet nine theory, there has been mounting evidence thanks to increasingly powerful observations that the orbits of trans-Neptunian objects are indeed erratic.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
A logjam of unsold assets has buyout firms eager to list, but mixed debuts and erratic markets keep windows for new issues narrow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
With a forefinger he attempted to check the erratic movement of his bad eye, but to no avail; it continued.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing erratic
To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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