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inchoate

[in-koh-it, -eyt, in-koh-eyt] / ɪnˈkoʊ ɪt, -eɪt, ˈɪn koʊˌeɪt /


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And yet, the encroachment on academic freedom has become both more extreme and more inchoate.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

So much of your book is about what I think of as inchoate or invisible institutions.

From Slate Oct. 27, 2025

Another problem with the analysis is that the candidates’ proposals are inchoate — as the committee acknowledges.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2024

Instead, the emails became a symbol of a powerful but inchoate sense, magnified by disproportionate press attention, that she was devious and deceptive.

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2024

All over the inchoate solar system, the same was happening.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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