haywire
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Where does one look for direction when the compass goes haywire?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Both those companies posted eye-watering profit jumps this week, while their share prices have gone haywire, with SK hynix skyrocketing 30 percent on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Lacy laughs about it now, as a consequence of just how haywire that time was — for him, and everyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"We noticed our fan would go haywire at 5 Shaft. Some areas would show reduced or even reversed airflow during large rain events," Connot said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
As for the lab’s operational technique, he was “amazed at how haywire things were, how sloppy the work was, and how many things could be improved.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing haywire
The Lost Hero
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Crossing the Wire
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