erratically
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If the stock starts trading erratically, bankers have a secret weapon to attempt to calm things down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Bis, the Homeland Security spokesperson, said Aceituno acted erratically, escalated the situation and refused to comply with officers’ commands.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
The "Toxic" singer was arrested in March after police spotted her driving erratically on a freeway in Ventura County, near Los Angeles.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
She was arrested on 4 March on a southern California highway after driving her BMW "erratically at a high rate of speed", authorities said.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Sheep became bumpily sheathed with the stuff so that they looked like big ambulating wasp nests; birds, having absorbed the zoquete in their feathers, labored erratically through the air, almost unable to fly.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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