patchwork
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Attackers are “already moving at machine speed,” and they’re encountering a patchwork of protections, Antova reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Across the country, access to recess remains a patchwork, shaped by how laws are enforced.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Padres acquired Robbie Ray and Casey Mize at the trade deadline to bolster a patchwork rotation, and they retained Miller and Adrian Morejon rather than break up a mighty bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Her mother, Avie Lee Parton, even made her daughter a new patchwork coat to put on display at the museum inside the Dollywood theme park in her home state of Tennessee.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Its patchwork appearance reminded her of Frankenstein’s monster, which led to a terrible thought.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Lek’s paintings are so layered that they have been likened to quilts — rich patchworks that remind viewers how much more there is to see.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Across the state, Marshall has documented the transformation of landscapes historically characterized by patchworks of saplings, mature trees, shrubs and meadows — all shaped by frequent, small fires.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Scientists hope patchworks of multi-coloured crops will help hide them "in plain sight" from pests as a natural alternative to pesticides.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2022
These constant shifts of scene can be whiplash-inducing, and, at times, the chapters can feel jigsawed together — patchworks of examples undergirding premises stretched thin by all they are forced to contain.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2020
There are patchworks of orchards and crops, all shades of green, spotted with cows and farmhouses.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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