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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

197. Vagary


From, “On Jobs, Obama and Romney Argue Over Fullness of the Glass,” by Mark Landler, 4/6/12, The New York Times:

The president’s advisers said it made little sense to get caught up in the vagaries of the job report, as long as the economy’s overall trend was upward. The monthly report, they noted, is subject to volatility, is frequently revised up or down in subsequent months, and has a margin of error of 100,000 jobs.

Vagaries: an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior; whim

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