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Recent Examples of iffy
Profile Weaknesses: Only one Q1 win, Q4 loss, iffy resume metrics.
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Knox ran to the end zone only to have the return called back because of an iffy holding call against Corey Graham.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
To this point in the season, for example, Vancouver’s goaltending has been iffy.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Although some of the world building in Joseph’s screenplay can be iffy, the director thoughtfully considers a future shaped by even more serious engagement with art from the African diaspora.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Knox ran to the end zone only to have the return called back because of an iffy holding call against Corey Graham.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
To this point in the season, for example, Vancouver’s goaltending has been iffy.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Although some of the world building in Joseph’s screenplay can be iffy, the director thoughtfully considers a future shaped by even more serious engagement with art from the African diaspora.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iffy
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Some questionable late-race maneuvering saw Hamilton finish tenth, nine spots back of McLaren’s Lando Norris, eight spots behind longtime rival Verstappen, and seven spots worse than former Mercedes-AMG Petronas teammate, George Russell.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2025
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By Musk's logic, cracking down on questionable payments – such as those handled by payees without valid SSNs – is crucial to saving taxpayer money.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Fake or illegitimate reviews plague the internet, and such reviews are particularly problematic within fintechs, where customer trust is imperative to ensure confidence in services tied to sensitive information, such as your banking details or other personally identifiable information.—
Branden Abushanab,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Other areas where eclipse weather will be problematic will be near and along the Pacific coast of Washington, Oregon, and northern and central California where a marine layer of low clouds will be in place at eclipse time.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Executive order spurs uncertain moment The executive order comes as the Cass County Historical Society is about seven months into its year-long grant.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article University of Maryland Athletic Director Damon Evans is likely leaving to take the same position at Southern Methodist University, according to Terps men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard, who’s dealing with speculation about his own uncertain future in College Park.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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Mark forms a shaky alliance in an all-or-nothing play, while the team makes a dangerous last stand.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Flashbacks fill us in on the police brutality Bart endured, and an episode in which Ray has a drug freakout is shot with blurry fuzziness and a shaky cam.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Letters penned by women were more likely to use a positive tone and less likely to use doubtful language.—
ByScience News Staff,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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Explain The Next Steps In The Event Of A Data Compromise Individuals are rightfully doubtful about most organizations’ ability to protect their data when breaches frequent headlines, privacy terms are dense and simplicity is rare.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Treasuries have been around for a long time, but their underlying purpose is debatable at best.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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Whether Musk's emails and social media posts constitute a writing sufficient to constitute an actual contract or charitable trust between the parties is debatable.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
5 Mar. 2025
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Separately, Anthony is adapting the adventure epic Jaguar for Janet Zucker and Silent Films while Ali is executive producing Nicole Perlman’s limited series Challenger with Searchlight Television.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rising service costs can place a strain on households, especially those with fixed or limited incomes.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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To his supporters, Trump is taking justifiable action over past shady behavior.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Desperate to make clear his intense dissatisfaction with how Beck’s operation is being run, McCabe — aka Xavier Quinn, a very big (and slightly amnesic) bad from Reacher’s past — had Paulie fetch Beck’s son Richard, who’d already lost an ear to his father’s shady alliances.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Iffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iffy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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