in pieces
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"Watching the awareness grow around disability representation has been great to see, but breakthroughs sometimes come in pieces and moments instead of larger change," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Modular homes are built in pieces at a factory and assembled on site, while manufactured homes are built entirely at a factory and shipped whole to their destination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Garden installation began in pieces in 2022 and in earnest in early 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Workers were hunched over their desks pouring over designs, with the looks still "in pieces".
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Rereading each sentence in pieces, she began to get a grip on what Fort was saying: Depending on how you looked at things, your world could change completely.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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