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haphazard

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


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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

You could take many of those same critiques and apply them to the haphazard way in which city and county leaders have addressed homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2026

And their seemingly haphazard jumble is purposeful, reminding us that this is not a temple but a workshop, a place of ongoing activity in which new and experimental art is incubated.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

You may reasonably conclude this is a haphazard system by which to make such important decisions.

From MarketWatch Mar. 10, 2026

At the time, the ANC did not have a single full-time employee, and was generally poorly organized, operating in a haphazard way.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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