spotty
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One impediment has been the spotty availability of charging infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The court’s uploading system was spotty that morning, the aide said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"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
Many detention facilities reportedly suffer from overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and spotty access to healthcare.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Her vision wasn’t spotty anymore, and all around her she saw green.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
While alternative data on jobs was ubiquitous, price information was far spottier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
He had worked for years at the Javits Center in New York City, but his employment was spottier in later years.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
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
Evolve said they have plenty of good properties available, over 25,000 across the country, although coverage is spottier in some regions than others.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 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
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