patchwork

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Hannah Peck, left, Jessie Blackman, Ethan Casselbery and Chris Peck work on their latest project: a patchwork table made from leftover wood from previous furniture projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Instead, liquid water likely interacted with different parts of the asteroid under varying conditions, creating a patchwork of chemical environments.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The film portrays a rural Hungary made up of a patchwork of poor villages, home especially to the country's large Roma minority.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The same patchwork of state mandates that purports to make AI safer is guaranteeing we learn less about the systems being deployed, not more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

My eyes were puffy and my Band-Aids made a patchwork pattern on my legs and arms.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles