piecemeal
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"After decades of limited and piecemeal investments in the North, Canada's new government is acting with a scale of ambition worthy of this vast region and its peoples," he said in March.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Beijing’s continued push for a stronger social safety net will eventually pay dividends, but the piecemeal annual improvements simply won’t move the needle on consumer spending in the short term.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“But it’s so piecemeal — on this podcast or in that interview,” he continues.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
Still, lawmakers’ piecemeal approach to affordability thus far — focused on things like lower drug costs or city-run grocery stores — isn’t enough to solve problems that are now far-reaching.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025
Just as a hunting-gathering lifestyle can be traded piecemeal for a food-producing lifestyle, one system of food production can also be traded piecemeal for another.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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