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imperfect

[im-pur-fikt] / ɪmˈpɜr fɪkt /


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It’s an imperfect analogy, but a company can’t sell the U.S. military a missile and then haggle about acceptable targets.

From The Wall Street Journal

“AI has its function. But what AI does is perfection, and human beings are imperfect,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

The discussion around tips remains contentious, and California lawmakers have struggled with how to handle the imperfect solution of service fees.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s unwieldy and imperfect but also at times quite moving thanks to the superlative work of its stars.

From Los Angeles Times

But time travel is an imperfect science, and the technician overseeing the process is delirious from a virulent new strain of flu, so Kivrin is accidentally dropped into 1348, the year of the Black Death.

From The Wall Street Journal