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patch

[pach] / pætʃ /


NOUN
piece applied to cover a gap or lack
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"The fans are just brutal here," said Guercio, who remembers a 2000s rough patch marked by six straight seasons without a playoff berth and the "dirt chanting" directed at coach Isiah Thomas.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“Red flags emerged over the past month, pointing to a soft patch ahead for the S&P 500 index and for tech,” Subramanian and her team said in a client note.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Hiring trends have been looking sunnier this spring after a weak patch for the labor market in the fall and winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The skin on both heels and a patch below my right pinkie had worn away, leaving behind angry pink abrasions.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Skills that you think should be in the same brain patch are scattered about in different places in the cortex.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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