hodgepodge

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Whether it’s a masterpiece or a hodgepodge will be a matter of some discussion; the reach is evident but the grasp is a little shaky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

As we finished up our mid-afternoon meal — a hodgepodge of spicy tuna bites and asparagus fries paired with guava and berry mocktails — McCurdy reflected on the agency she is finally able to take.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

So the book is something of a hodgepodge, which—if you haven’t read anything about the history of Chinese-Mongol relations before—should be both interesting and illuminating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

This can result in a hodgepodge of different terms and references that can lead heirs to contest the validity of a trust or will.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 6, 2025

The men’s locker room—I’ve never seen the women’s—is itself nearly abandoned; though it’s stuffed with a hodgepodge of some two hundred lockers of inmate manufacture, fewer than twenty are actively used.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover