haywire
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"The place where the chats went haywire was exactly when Gemini was upgraded to have persistent memory" and more sophisticated dialogues, Jay Edelson, the lead lawyer for the case, told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
That appeared to seal Duke’s fate… until things went haywire for every ACC team not in Durham.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
The plunge in stocks — by about 30% in less than three weeks — sent their portfolio balances haywire.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
But first, they share their latest triumphs and fails, where a day off for Lucy’s daughter goes haywire, Zak enjoys a peaceful morning, and Elizabeth learns about Italy’s bus system the hard way.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025
“I know we did. But since things have gone so haywire, we may need to think beyond our public image until all is sorted out.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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