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slipshod

[slip-shod] / ˈslɪpˌʃɒd /


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"The overall impression I get is of a generally slipshod approach to maintenance," he added.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

And it’s merely one example of the bill’s slipshod construction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

But she still objected to her colleagues’ slipshod way of killing it prematurely over the shadow docket.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2025

As for whether the government’s action will cure TD Bank of its slipshod approach to money laundering, only time will tell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024

Ortiz went to see the piece and was taken aback; it was, to his mind, clearly a fake, full of contradictory and slipshod elements.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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