imperfect
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After reading a Times story about Georg Kochi, a retiree who swapped his Koreatown lawn with plants suited for California, Lee was inspired by Kochi’s wild, wabi-sabi-style garden, which embraces the art of imperfect beauty.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Platner's supporters argue that his flaws are part of a broader redemption story and that voters are willing to accept an imperfect candidate who feels authentic.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
We got two seasons of Meghan Markle’s aspirational “With Love, Meghan,” for example, but only one very memorable season of Paris Hilton’s perfectly imperfect “Cooking with Paris.”
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
It was a beautiful night in an imperfect but beautiful city.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
The bitter little man who taught the course was the lone professor in the school who had guts enough to try to teach it, and even he evinced the rigidity of imperfect understanding.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
Vocabulary lists containing imperfect
"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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"Imperfect Me"
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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