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imperfect

[im-pur-fikt] / ɪmˈpɜr fɪkt /


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Across media, Griffin believes Lynch’s strangeness ultimately serves a humane purpose: It returns viewers to the difficult, daunting, delicious business of being an imperfect person in an imperfect world.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

But the US official said that Betancourt was a "proven operator", while acknowledging that geopolitics sometimes involved dealing with "imperfect" characters.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

"For some scientists, myself included, that reality can be unsettling. But it also creates an opportunity to turn an imperfect situation into a useful experiment."

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

“What that tells me is that people are drawn to the imperfect, the car-crash moment,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

It was a result of the heating vent’s bad acoustics, her own imperfect English, and the fact that she kept lifting her head to hear if anyone was coming.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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