unsteady

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Yet they have to correct for a yearslong decline in employer response rates to BLS surveys—which does not negate the data overall, but certainly makes preliminary calculations a bit more unsteady and speculative.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

So why haven’t these headlines done more to calm an unsteady global oil market?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

The morning of the disaster, unbeknown to those at the foot of the mountain, the large tip had been made unsteady by a build-up of water.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

In its place is an unsteady equilibrium of tariffs and transactional deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Harry’s body became instantly rigid and immobile, and he felt himself fall back against the tower wall, propped like an unsteady statue, unable to move or speak.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling