not thoroughly

Example Sentences

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"The incident created fireworks remnants, plastic debris and other things that were not thoroughly cleaned," the statement added.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

The biggest difficulty in containing the bird flu outbreak is that many states do not thoroughly regulate their agricultural sectors.

From Salon • May 22, 2024

The second flank of their argument is that the home secretary did not thoroughly investigate how Rwanda determines the status of refugees.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2023

Earlier in August, Thailand’s minister of Digital Economy and Society threatened to shut down Facebook, accusing the social media platform of not thoroughly screening the advertisements it runs, leaving people vulnerable to costly scams.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

There is no test left that I have not thoroughly sifted.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock