in pieces
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Workers were hunched over their desks pouring over designs, with the looks still "in pieces".
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Rossini’s wit and brilliance in pieces such as “The Barber of Seville” defined a lighter side of Italian opera.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026
But Roller said his was found — in pieces.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
In his work, unsettling synthesizer drones inspired by the Andrei Tarkovsky film “Stalker” might be found next to samples of fast-food advertisements from the ’80s, resulting in pieces whose theoretical bent is balanced by musicality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
He couldn’t take his costume off because: he didn’t think he could get back into it without his dad’s help, and it wouldn’t be wise to rejoin the trick-or-treat group in pieces.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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