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choppy

[chop-ee] / ˈtʃɒp i /
ADJECTIVE
wavy
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Liz Davey, 61, from Gosforth in Newcastle, completed the mile event and described conditions on Saturday as "pretty choppy".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

The company is benefiting from rising AI adoption as well as more clients turning to its platform to navigate a choppy trade environment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Oppenheimer analysts on Friday called Lululemon a “rudderless ship in increasingly choppy seas.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Seaport analyst Jay Goldberg believes Intel and AMD have good prospects for growing into their numbers despite a choppy market.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

No longer did he stab out with a foreleg as he ran, producing the curiously choppy duck- waddle gait that so many observers had mistaken for lameness.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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