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Recent Examples of scattershot
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.
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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
His pocket awareness still needs work, though, and the occasional scattershot stretch pops up from time to time.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
The team of Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, and Sally Phillips sang a song that playfully mocked Rosalind, but the team of Nish Kumar and Mark Watson—whose performances had been hilariously scattershot that season—delivered a sweet, self-effacing, and humorous song that took everyone by surprise.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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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
His pocket awareness still needs work, though, and the occasional scattershot stretch pops up from time to time.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
The team of Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, and Sally Phillips sang a song that playfully mocked Rosalind, but the team of Nish Kumar and Mark Watson—whose performances had been hilariously scattershot that season—delivered a sweet, self-effacing, and humorous song that took everyone by surprise.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scattershot
Adjective
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Both residents and tourists cruise around on single-speed bikes, parking them in haphazard piles to shop in luxury boutiques, visit the famous Sunday market for clothing and home goods, or grab a cappuccino in a glitzy café.—
Rebecca Rose,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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San Diego isn’t effectively clearing flammable brush from private properties due to a haphazard inspection system that doesn’t include hefty fines and often fails to re-inspect properties deemed dangerous, a new city audit finds.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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But, a series of random attacks that left two women dead and a man injured in Atlanta over the past few weeks have some locals on edge, and others wondering if the city is truly prepared to handle the safety of thousands of extra people.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The vast majority of e-chucks are made of ceramic — hence Toto’s seemingly random decision to add them to its portfolio.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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There will be some scattered rain in cabin country up north Wednesday, but everyone else will see plenty of sun with heat but low humidity.—
Mike Augustyniak,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Share a draft, then ask a focused question so collaborators offer helpful edits rather than scattered opinions.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Stops in Denver and Columbus are not incidental.—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Call volume during a typical Patriots game can more than double - hundreds of additional calls for help; Some true emergencies, others accidental pocket dials.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Invasive species The authors of the research paper recommend that all incoming extraterrestrial samples be handled exclusively through advanced robotic systems within the lunar facility, minimizing the possibility of human exposure and accidental release.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
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That’s where the irony of the show’s premise ends up sounding like an inadvertent confession.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Additionally, the inadvertent retractor pretensioner deployment, in some cases, can also cause injury to the occupant due to rapid seatbelt retraction.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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In recent years, however, enforcement was sporadic, allowing vendors selling food, souvenirs and other goods to operate near Millennium Park.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Many of Myanmar’s resource-rich areas, where most mining operations have been largely unregulated, are controlled by different armed militias engaged in sporadic fighting against the central government to seek greater autonomy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Guin, aimless in her 30s, is living in the shadow of her formidable late mother, the beloved children’s book writer Edith Sharpe.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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“Scattershot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scattershot. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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