haphazard
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But residents were perplexed when tens of thousands appeared, annoying locals with their loud songs and haphazard flying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Tools for saving markets from drying up are more haphazard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
High levels of Cold War "secrecy" were a factor in the haphazard approach taken towards the medical records of nuclear test veterans, an official report has found.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 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
It was perhaps the haphazard approach to cataloging that allowed one of the most impressive artifacts to sit unnoticed—first in an open courtyard and then in a remote corner of the museum.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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