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haphazard

[hap-haz-erd, hap-haz-erd] / hæpˈhæz ərd, ˈhæpˌhæz ərd /


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As it unfolds, “Rheology” can seem piecemeal, even haphazard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

As Artie pursues a haphazard path toward better self-understanding, Ms. Strout deploys the fictional strategies that have made her novels feel as if they are about more than ordinary subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Buses are infrequent and haphazard, while the subway has only six trundling lines radiating out from the centre, making connections impossible without going all the way in and then all the way out again.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Commitee member and MP Josh Newbury said SEW's communications during the interruptions were "haphazard and inconsistent".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

They came less often, and flew, when they did come, less slowly, as if the search had become haphazard and no longer hopeful.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry




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