In a morning bowl of milk, I am breakfast grain. In a group of reliable friends, I am the one who cancels plans at the very last second. In a winter sky, I am an intricate speck of frozen water. What word am I?
Flake
The word 'flake' fits a corn flake, an unreliable person who 'flakes out', and a unique snowflake.
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