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unsteady

[uhn-sted-ee] / ʌnˈstɛd i /


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If Bass seemed unsteady in the immediate wake of the fires, she was on more sure footing with ICE.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“I think it’s a really good question,” said George Schultze, founder and CEO of Schultze Asset Management, when asked about the threat that an increasingly unsteady bond market might pose to stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Yet they have to correct for a yearslong decline in employer response rates to BLS surveys—which does not negate the data overall, but certainly makes preliminary calculations a bit more unsteady and speculative.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Watson had appeared unsteady in the aftermath of the collision, failing in an initial attempt to stand from a kneeling position.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Now it is Mari Luz who seems unsteady on her feet.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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