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half-baked

[haf-beykt, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈbeɪkt, ˈhɑf- /


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When she first went to visit Arion, in the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture overlooking Alcatraz Island, Saenko expected “some half-baked makerspace.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Or they resort to fanciful or half-baked plans if they get sick.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

Meta’s Quest headsets were still clunky, and the software looked half-baked.

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

And judging by its half-baked proposals, BP has either forgotten the lessons of what it termed a “catastrophe” or decided that catastrophe is an acceptable risk.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2026

Heather wasn’t thrilled about Vivienne showing up with a child and a half-baked explanation about why he had to live with her, but she didn’t kick them out.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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