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Here, mezzo Simona Genga displayed an impressively large, imperfectly controlled instrument.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Purchase imperfect secondhand garden furniture where you can sit and drink tea and read an imperfectly wonderful book by your favorite author.

From MarketWatch Apr. 17, 2026

"In the States, progress is happening, slowly, imperfectly, but happening. Disabled people are being invited into more spaces," she explains.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

That requirement, even when imperfectly applied, reflects a recognition that the home is not merely private.

From Slate Jul. 3, 2025

But the background radiation, when examined to finer precision, proves to be imperfectly symmetrical.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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