the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
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the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable
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Adding to unsteadiness in the industry, seasonal retail ad spending patterns in newspapers have been upset by shifts in ownership and general hardships within the retail industry.
I probably would have declared bankruptcy." Schaefer said he tired of living with too much stress and unsteadiness and too little satisfaction.