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imperfect

[im-pur-fikt] / ɪmˈpɜr fɪkt /


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It is striking that Webb frequently invoked U.S. shareholder rights as a model for Hong Kong to emulate, albeit an imperfect one.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

At their worst, they’re weird; in summary, they’re simply imperfect.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The San Fernando Valley native is a brilliant director who has made sprawling, messy epics about imperfect people synonymous with his name, like John Ford with Westerns or A24 with art house flicks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

At this point, some U.S. officials and analysts say, Trump has three imperfect options.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Kepler was one of the first people since antiquity to propose that the planets were material objects made of imperfect stuff like the Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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