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But if it works, it also sounds like it could remove some of the pain points of in-store shopping, like having to awkwardly walk about a store half-clothed in search of a different size.

From The Verge • Jan. 20, 2022

“I’ve got photos of half-clothed people passed out on pavement, sidewalks blocked by tents, bulky items, piles of poop and enough trash to fill the Grand Canyon.”

From Fox News • Jun. 10, 2019

I’ve got photos of half-clothed people passed out on pavement, sidewalks blocked by tents, bulky items, piles of poop and enough trash to fill the Grand Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2019

In the city’s squalid downtown sector, the frail and sick shuffle along in wheelchairs or stumble around, sometimes half-clothed.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2018

We pulled up in the dirt yard of a cantina where half-clothed children chased mean-looking chickens around and around.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou