choppy
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High-horsepower outboard motors have helped the boating industry navigate a choppy economy better than other discretionary goods makers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
They have been documented engaging in "wave washing" -- cooperating to create choppy waters that knock seals off sheets of ice so they can be more easily captured and eaten.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Although the water was choppy Tuesday afternoon, Smith said, it was not extremely rough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, up to 20 teenagers were rescued from choppy seas off the Lancashire coast.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Blackwater Bay was rough and choppy, whitecaps everywhere.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
But in recent weeks, that rotation has been choppier, with small daily moves in the indexes painting over sharper undulations underneath the hood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The market action around the AI trade—plays on the global AI investment boom—got even choppier this past week.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
The water’s likely to get much choppier in the afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025
But we’d be foolish to ignore the role that the climate crisis is playing in making air travel choppier.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
The water was choppier in close, and twice he struck a stone ridge just beneath the surface, the second time so hard he was afraid it might bash in the boards.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Beware of the Halloween dip, says Citadel Securities’ Scott Rubner, whose chart shows we’re in one of the choppiest months for stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025
It's been one of choppiest offseasons in recent memory, so maybe that light at the end of winter's tunnel isn't burning so bright this year.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 2, 2020
Ken Livingstone sailed straight for the choppiest waters.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2016
Last September, the VIX hovered around levels nearly double its average, after a downgrade to the credit rating of the U.S. touched off some of the choppiest markets in years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2012
The choppiest schedule belongs to the 49ers: three 1 p.m. starts, one at 4:05, seven at 4:15, three at 8:20, two at 8:30, with appearances on all five N.F.L. networks.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2012
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