unreliable
adjective
un·re·li·able
ˌən-ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl 
: not reliable : undependable, untrustworthy
an unreliable friend
an unreliable source of funding
an unreliable car
unreliability
noun
the unreliability of the data
a person with a reputation for unreliability
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And then he, too, is gone, as shifty and unreliable as his words.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 14 June 2024
But my voice had been uncharacteristically unreliable in recent months.
—Dessa Dessa Tanya Pérez Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 12 June 2024
Until March, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. had inflicted power cuts for as many as 12 hours a day due to unreliable units prone to breakdowns.
—Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg.com, 12 June 2024
This technology is racially biased and unreliable and should be prohibited.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 14 June 2024
But my voice had been uncharacteristically unreliable in recent months.
—Dessa Dessa Tanya Pérez Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 12 June 2024
Until March, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. had inflicted power cuts for as many as 12 hours a day due to unreliable units prone to breakdowns.
—Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg.com, 12 June 2024
This technology is racially biased and unreliable and should be prohibited.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
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“Unreliable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreliable. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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