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Recent Examples of half-cocked
The way reason permeated the front offices has bled onto the field, and the players are more reasonable, more rational and not likely to go off half-cocked.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-cocked
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Campaigns are aspirational, filled with half-baked proposals designed to send a message rather than establish a set of solid governing priorities.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Slow Horses’s success is not an Apple TV+ thing, either — Apple shows with longer runways like Ted Lasso and For All Mankind have had just as uneven and half-baked seasons as long-running series from other outlets.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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The price may have been ill-advised, but the free beta shortly before launch barely attracted 2,000 players on Steam.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Both are making bets that will prove prescient or ill-advised.Steve Peoples, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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Security measures such as regular vulnerability assessments and patching, use of AI security tools, network and user segmentation, continuous security awareness training, and supply chain security can significantly reduce the risk of infiltration and unauthorized entry.Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The share of Black voters who preferred deporting unauthorized immigrants to offering them a path to citizenship doubled from 12 percent in 2016 to 24 percent in 2024.Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Those who prefer the polite style may struggle to convey romantic interest in ways that feel exciting or spontaneous, leading to slower relational development.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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As the sun sets, New York invites spontaneous adventures, from moonlit strolls in Central Park to late-night escapades in chic speakeasies.SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
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And the decision of how a body is recorded and presented is something humans alone have an instinctive understanding of.Will Tizard, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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One source of Trump’s instinctive, inimitable political talent is that, for him, oratory and advertisement are entirely coeval domains.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Half-cocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-cocked. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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