piecemeal
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Piecemeal government initiatives have failed to make a noticeable impact.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
Piecemeal guidelines from various governmental bodies have centered on stopping below-cost pricing and curbing capacity in oversaturated sectors with measures such as tightening regulations and discouraging new investment in production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
Piecemeal support measures from the government's various agencies in recent days to prop up the property sector and consumption have failed to impress.
From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2023
Piecemeal, limited proposals are unlikely to change the governing structure that has made such misconduct possible.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2022
Piecemeal I will rend the crown, The ivy-crown which, dear, I guard for thee, Inwov'n with scented parsley and with flowers: Oh I am desperate—what betides me, what?—
From Theocritus, translated into English Verse by Theocritus
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