haywire
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When an agency goes haywire, voters will at least know who to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The plunge in stocks — by about 30% in less than three weeks — sent their portfolio balances haywire.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
Both teams were more stable in the second half, with far fewer chances in comparison to the haywire first period.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
I managed to get a few pics, but the flames were so bright that my camera’s settings went haywire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
She points at the three of us, and my heart goes haywire.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Vocabulary lists containing haywire
The Lost Hero
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Crossing the Wire
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