piecemeal
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But, critics say, the use of this data is still often too piecemeal and isolated, with no overarching strategy to bring it together cohesively.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Apple delivered new Siri capabilities piecemeal in the following months, and the company announced in March 2025 that a full Siri overhaul would be pushed to 2026.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Beijing’s continued push for a stronger social safety net will eventually pay dividends, but the piecemeal annual improvements simply won’t move the needle on consumer spending in the short term.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, the actual application of this new policy seems to be piecemeal at best.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
The underlying reason why this transition was piecemeal is that food production systems evolved as a result of the accumulation of many separate decisions about allocating time and effort.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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