fickle
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Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Politicians are fickle, and they follow the demands of the polls and interest groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
As SpaceX and Cerebras Systems have shown, investor demand for new stocks can be fickle.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
"Keeping him would be a big risk. But football fans are very fickle and if he wins a few games at the start of next season then people will forget about this."
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Fed by neither streams nor springs, the lake was often filthy and algaed, relying on fickle prairie rains for replenishment.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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