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

With spotty data, the task force’s operations remain opaque, making it difficult to capture a complete picture of its work.

They’ll be searching for the game on Cuban TV or on a spotty internet link.

Medical care, she said, can be “very haphazard and spotty,” with prenatal appointments often not happening on schedule.

Among the small-cap stocks that have seen the biggest gains this year, most have one thing in common: a spotty or nonexistent track record of profitability.