iffy

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Revivals are always iffy, but with a simple story and just four episodes, this one seems primed for success, and a ton of fun.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The quality of such tiny companies is iffy and frauds are more common, so the services of a seasoned stock picker might be especially useful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

While he says the US can keep the air-to-ground war going for a "long time", the air defence war is "more iffy".

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

But banking on a revival of its energy industry is an iffy proposition.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

They were only lukewarm about his prospects, eyeing that iffy left foreleg and pronouncing the horse only “serviceably useful.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand