scattershot
adjective
scat·ter·shot
ˈska-tər-ˌshät 
: broadly and often randomly inclusive : shotgun
scattershot advice
scattershot planning
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Some Republicans are also frustrated with the administration’s scattershot messaging, particularly around last year’s signature tax law, according to a GOP operative who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Some hospitals have started to run their own numbers, but the effort is scattershot.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
There’s something of a profit panic as the company tries to figure out how to make money from its scattershot AI enterprises, while Claude Code and Cowork from Anthropic emerged as the winners for enterprise AI spending.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
Bondi’s scattershot compliance of that law drew outrage from victims.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Some hospitals have started to run their own numbers, but the effort is scattershot.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
There’s something of a profit panic as the company tries to figure out how to make money from its scattershot AI enterprises, while Claude Code and Cowork from Anthropic emerged as the winners for enterprise AI spending.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
Bondi’s scattershot compliance of that law drew outrage from victims.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scattershot. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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