in pieces
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Modular homes are built in pieces at a factory and assembled on site, while manufactured homes are built entirely at a factory and shipped whole to their destination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
"The surgeon described Alfred's jaw as being like a box of cornflakes - when they opened it up, it was just in pieces."
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
The “personal computers” of the day were hobbyists’ kits, contraptions that arrived in pieces, with output displays that were limited to blinking red lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
Workers were hunched over their desks pouring over designs, with the looks still "in pieces".
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
It was made of plaster, he said, and had come in pieces from Sears, Roebuck.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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