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imperfect

[im-pur-fikt] / ɪmˈpɜr fɪkt /


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For decades, doctors have had two effective, yet imperfect, options to offer people who were losing their hair.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Even if imperfect, the value is in the effort, in the ongoing practice of remembering, as an act of devotion to family and self.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

In this year's tournament the average winning margin is currently higher than usual at 34 points, but an incomplete fixture list make it an imperfect comparison.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Purchase imperfect secondhand garden furniture where you can sit and drink tea and read an imperfectly wonderful book by your favorite author.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

His mouth filled with frothy saliva; no perceptible pulsations in the radial artery; but little external heat and very imperfect respiration.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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