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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

Internet and phone service were spotty, and over such a long time even siblings can run out of things to say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Dorian’s skill with the Eyllwe language was spotty at best, and the princess spoke too fast for him to understand.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

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

But the play of the veterans at guard and center has been spottier.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

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