patchwork

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Many schools that had phone-free policies left enforcement to the teachers, leading to a patchwork of practices.

From The Wall Street Journal

The domains of the Habsburgs formed a political and cultural patchwork that would come under increasing strain.

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Though the resulting story can seem cobbled together, with obvious seams where oddments have been joined, its bright patchwork of anecdotes acquires its own strange logic.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s a patchwork of laws guiding when — and if — state income tax rules follow the federal lead, he explained.

From MarketWatch

With time, tents gave way to concrete buildings, with the football field representing one of the few open spaces in the camp's dense patchwork.

From Barron's