winging it
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At some point I realized that I’d just been winging it through life, and I think stand-up gave me a little more weight to my essence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
And yet, to some degree, O’Rourke’s campaign was still winging it.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
"The bottom line is, we've gone into great detail with them about the planning. We've described it to them. In fact, it's not just winging it," he told reporters after meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
Critics say he’s winging it, exaggerating wishes into declarations, tantalized by the bauble of a Nobel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
“What happened to winging it, Stella? Doing it ‘Abby Style,’” Mya says, nudging me playfully.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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