undependable
adjective
un·de·pend·able
ˌən-di-ˈpen-də-bəl 
: unable to be trusted or relied on : not dependable : unreliable
an undependable source of information
an undependable water supply
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But while the stock market is often a fickle friend, as are commodities such as oil and natural gas, wheat and corn, part of what was so shocking in 2022 was the simultaneous slump in government and corporate bonds, which proved as undependable as stocks.
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CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Food, water and other resources would have to be shipped from home, at distances that make the supply frighteningly undependable.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
With fueling so expensive and stations so undependable, Kiskis — who lives in Pacific Palisades and works at Google in Playa Vista — drives a gasoline Jeep for everything but short trips around the neighborhood.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
However, the limited equitable market access due to layers of middlemen, high post-harvest losses, and a glaring data deficit creating volatile prices and an undependable supply chain have contributed to this segment of the population being among the nation's poorest.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
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CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Food, water and other resources would have to be shipped from home, at distances that make the supply frighteningly undependable.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
With fueling so expensive and stations so undependable, Kiskis — who lives in Pacific Palisades and works at Google in Playa Vista — drives a gasoline Jeep for everything but short trips around the neighborhood.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
However, the limited equitable market access due to layers of middlemen, high post-harvest losses, and a glaring data deficit creating volatile prices and an undependable supply chain have contributed to this segment of the population being among the nation's poorest.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
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“Undependable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undependable. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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