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haphazardly

[hap-haz-erd-lee] / hæpˈhæz ərd li /


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We haphazardly dressed in our cleanest warm clothes.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

An early riser, Witkoff begins his day as it ends, pacing with his cellphone on a video call, its camera jerking haphazardly around the interior of his waterfront Miami mansion or private jet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

His relationship with Michael Jackson fractured after Whitten, unauthorized, haphazardly operated stage machinery, injuring Japanese workers in the process, during the initial Japan leg of the 1987-1988 Bad tour.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

I first tried a rustic version — ham and cheese tucked haphazardly among the buttered, glazed dough balls — and it was lovely in a messy, casserole-ish way.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

Beastkeepers were also desperately carrying buckets of water and haphazardly throwing the water onto the fire, but it was no use.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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