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- adjective
lucky - adjective
unstable , prone to rapid andunpredictable changes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective subject to accident or chance or change
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Examples
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Wind power can be flukey, which is why I prefer the idea of tidal power.
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NHL. com's Dan Rosen called a flukey short-handed goal by Riley Holzapfel and a power-play goal by Spencer Machacek.
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NHL. com's Dan Rosen called a flukey short-handed goal by Riley Holzapfel and a power-play goal by Spencer Machacek.
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"Wow, he put the jet-burners on," Dagg said when asked about Muliaina's try, while humbly describing his own solo effort as "flukey".
iac world news feed 2010
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Sandi Thom talks to Dave Owens about her "flukey" life
WalesOnline - Home 2010
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I do admit a wild card in this pep talk and how Sizemore is perceived are the kind of flukey first impressions it takes people years to get over.
MVN 2009
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As I wrote on that extraordinary day back in 2001: "You felt that flukey thrill of being in exactly the right place at the right time."
Guardian young arts critic competition 2011: Our critics' picks 2011
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I just want to say I really love the flukey narrative created by the eight quotes.
How well do you know Tyler? A Things My Co-Workers and I Say game Tyler 2009
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As I wrote on that extraordinary day back in 2001: "You felt that flukey thrill of being in exactly the right place at the right time."
Guardian young arts critic competition 2011: Our critics' picks 2011
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A flukey win in the first world T20 and it all changed so that what we see now is the IPL, a huge generator of income for the BCCI.Now that India have lost their top ranking in Test cricket, is there an imperative to regain it, or will the initiative just move elsewhere?
India's board counts the cost of complacency as status dwindles | Mike Selvey 2011
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