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choppy

[chop-ee] / ˈtʃɒp i /
ADJECTIVE
wavy
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Meanwhile, the other half of Pearce’s stagflation formula, the unemployment rate, hasn’t really raised red flags, although labor conditions have certainly been choppy so far this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Treasury yields ticked higher in choppy trading after consumer price data for March met expectations and as investors focused on negotiations to end the Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Smith said the filly “broke really well but she must have hit herself leaving the gate. She was real choppy and didn’t feel comfortable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The pace of hiring is much slower compared to a few years ago, however, and it’s also quite choppy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

No longer did he stab out with a foreleg as he ran, producing the curiously choppy duck- waddle gait that so many observers had mistaken for lameness.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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