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Rounding is an obvious but imperfect—and not necessarily legal—solution to a lack of pennies, according to retailers.

They were constrained, however, by a boss with an imperfect understanding of the nuances of his own business, and whose judgment was clouded by his insecurity.

You were hit by an imperfect storm of several unexpected bills and I admire your determination to reduce this balance as quickly as possible.

“In that case, this release—while imperfect—suggests the labor market has at least stabilized in recent months, but still lacks real momentum,” writes Thomas Ryan, North America economist for Capital Economics.

Political movements are big messy things, full of imperfect people.