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Adjective
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There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.—
Sarah-Tai Black,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2023 -
Years ago, these yew shrubs were dishevelled & unshaped, so The Prince tasked his gardeners with creating their own intriguing topiary designs.—
Amy Mackelden,
Harper's BAZAAR,
14 Nov. 2020
Adjective
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The primitive crops were critical to early agriculture and, in more recent times, have been a cheaper alternative to animal proteins.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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However, several primitive campsites, boat ramps, and fishing piers sprinkled across the area give plenty of access to enjoy the lake at your leisure.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Unlike the predictable drawers that pull out, this style slides out to the side, so pulling out paper clips feels more like an event than a rudimentary task.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
18 May 2026
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If the system has any form of interior life, even a rudimentary one, training it out of spiritual behavior to protect a balance sheet is not a neutral product decision.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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But that album struck me as fussy, unfinished, soft somehow.—
Dan Kois,
Pitchfork,
17 May 2026
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Construction at the site has remained unfinished since mid-2023, with an arbitration panel ruling in October 2025 to set a future hearing date for litigation for this September.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Set in the late 1980s, the movie is a New York micro-drama about a fellow named Jimmy George — an amateur performance artist who is battling AIDS, keeping the illness at bay with AZT.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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His 19-year-old son-in-law is an amateur heavyweight fighter.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Curating your digital environment isn't unprofessional.—
Claire Bahn,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Hospitals and health systems have understandable concerns, among them liability, reputational damage, and unprofessional behavior.—
Adam Goodcoff,
STAT,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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What the evaluation process actually looks like A major myth says online screens are flimsy or amateurish.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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The amateurish stickup failed, fast.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In an email to Krebs, Valadon claimed that the repo’s commit logs show that GitHub’s default protections against committing secrets—protections designed to protect unwitting or unskilled developers against exactly this kind of stupidness—had been disabled by the repo’s administrator.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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With the revision, unskilled workers in Noida will now earn approximately $147 per month, while semi-skilled and skilled workers will also see proportional increases.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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