half-baked
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The first efforts went into half-baked compliance cars, built in small numbers to satisfy California’s advanced-vehicle technology mandate—a conspiracy of lameness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Meta’s Quest headsets were still clunky, and the software looked half-baked.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
Can Rachel McAdams sue the attorney general for this half-baked theft of her iconic movie villain?
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025
Those who watch the live-action remake "will not get the same experience," insists Mr Guerrero, who expects the result to be "a half-baked story" where key plot points will be missing.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
She thought he had poor code-breaking skills, and he often sent half-baked “flubdedubs and gadgets” to her Coast Guard unit, wasting everyone’s time.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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