unreliable
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Polling in mayoral races is typically pretty unreliable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
But many were branded unreliable, faced barriers to work and advancement, and lived under a lasting cloud of suspicion.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Based solely upon a single 1994 interview claiming a precise 50-year memory, such a tale can mislead writers who fail to appreciate how unreliable human memory can be.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
“This letter shows that even utilities like CenterPoint admit that there is no grid emergency and that coal plants are too unreliable, expensive, and polluting to continue operating,” said Ben Inskeep, the coalition’s program director.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Before that numbers were hopelessly unreliable, and no one bothered to produce population figures for whole countries.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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STAAR English I: Elements of Literature
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