imperfect
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SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes said the rallies have been built on "the belief that diplomacy, however imperfect, remains in play. Last week’s advance was not driven by resolution but by hope".
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
At their worst, they’re weird; in summary, they’re simply imperfect.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
The U.S. remains what it has long been: a contentious, often frustrating democracy shaped by competing interests and imperfect leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The San Fernando Valley native is a brilliant director who has made sprawling, messy epics about imperfect people synonymous with his name, like John Ford with Westerns or A24 with art house flicks.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
So imperfect was this realisation of the first of my great expectations, that I looked in dismay at Mr. Wemmick.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing imperfect
"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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"Imperfect Me"
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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