out of whack
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“We have a red-flag system here, where if there’s anything that gets really out of whack, they can immediately tag the milk, and it doesn’t go to anything but cheese,” McAfee told me.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“My immune system and digestive system got all out of whack over the past couple of three years,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Things are out of whack, and even though we all know this, it still should be said now and then.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Torsten Slok, Apollo chief Economist, thinks something is out of whack in the Treasury market.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
“Well, figure it out yourself. You’re the brains you say. Ask yourself some questions. When does DV-5 go out of whack? When did that ‘finger’ say he did?
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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