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
It was a beautiful night in an imperfect but beautiful city.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
The machinery was imperfect, the politics were real, and those who lost were not always treated well—the history of what followed Nicaea is not uniformly edifying.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
If this really were a new star, it would shatter that perfection—and once you accepted that the heavens were imperfect, who could say what might follow?
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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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