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"Simon measured the length of their fourth feather, which tells their age, and from the colour of their feathers, if they are spotty they are females and the non-spotty ones are males," she added.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Forty miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, the tiny foothill community of 3,000 has one main road, spotty cell service and a lone local market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Many detention facilities reportedly suffer from overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and spotty access to healthcare.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026

Luckily, I happen to love a spotty banana — or two, or more.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

When I busted ’round the corner I saw Mr. Alston squatting ’gainst a wagon wheel watching the other men tossing the white spotty boxes.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

While alternative data on jobs was ubiquitous, price information was far spottier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

For rural Washingtonians, where lower incomes coupled with spottier service options make connecting all the more difficult, the ACP is more than just internet access; it’s a lifeline.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

The record is a little spottier when voters were asked directly to choose which specific candidate would better handle the economy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

The difference is subtle: The successful butterflies were only about 3 percent spottier.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

Tide gauges are much spottier in the north, leading to missed predictions of storm surges, Way says.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2023

According to Moyn, Popper's critique of Hegel and Marx "relied on the spottiest possible knowledge of their works."

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2023

Susan Shaffer, a volunteer in the Presidio's immigration room, found that most children being processed were accompanied by only the spottiest documentation.

From Time Magazine Archive