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half-completed

British  

adjective

  1. (of a job, task, project, etc) only partially completed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In a dimly lit workshop in eastern China, craftsman Zhang measured and shaped a block of wood into a foot as dozens of half-completed life-sized Buddha statues looked on silently.

From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026

"While my brothers were alive, I was free to study. But now they are gone; no one is here to support me. My lessons are left half-completed."

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022

Reports indicate that the work is about half-completed.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2021

“Oh no!” said Ms. Ropartz, 24, standing on tiptoes to paste a half-completed poster.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2020

The camp consisted of a half-completed, two-story brick building.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

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