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shot·gun approach

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  1. shotgun approachnoun

    An approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shotgun approach in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shotgun approach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of shotgun approach in a Sentence

  1. Jimmie Johnson:

    When you're struggling, you almost have a shotgun approach, and you're trying to hit a wide pattern and see what brings speed, when you unload off the truck and you're fast, you get much more into like a rifle scenario and you're very precise with the changes you make, and there's a lot of speed in the details.

  2. Greg Murphy:

    I want to help restore faith in medicine to the American public, i also want real answers. … Did we go overboard because we kept only focusing on one thing during this entire time period? In my opinion, I think we should have had a much more selective approach of helping those who are at high risk rather than just a shotgun approach to everybody.


Translations for shotgun approach

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  • approche au fusil de chasseFrench
  • बन्दूक दृष्टिकोणHindi

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