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erratically

[ih-rat-ik-lee] / ɪˈræt ɪk li /
ADVERB
intermittently
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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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