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imprecise

[im-pruh-sahys] / ˌɪm prəˈsaɪs /








ADJECTIVE
inexact
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As a Black kid growing up in the Michigan suburbs in the ’90s, my K-12 education on slavery was like that of many other Americans — both concise and, to put it mildly, imprecise.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

Before removing the introduction altogether, ZDF had issued a clarification, saying that the wording had been "imprecise and therefore misleading".

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Private-equity valuations have always been somewhat imprecise, and firms have long had incentives to overstate the value of their holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Sitting out pullbacks, especially those tied to geopolitical events, can be costly, as timing a point of re-entry is such an imprecise exercise.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

Hoving has talked to many art experts whom he calls fakebusters, and they all describe the act of getting at the truth of a work of art as an extraordinarily imprecise process.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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