jury-rigged
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Its jury-rigged construction meant that it needed renovation just five years after it was completed, and regularly since then.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
He’s jury-rigged a burglar alarm with foam so it makes a clattering sound loud enough for the neighbor’s Ring camera to pick up, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025
These are not the jury-rigged e-bikes that deliver Chinese food in Manhattan.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
Ultimately the league canceled it altogether, which required jury-rigged adjustments to the playoff structure.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2023
This is something I've done a few times before, but never with a jury-rigged mess like this.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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