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As a parent of two kids juggling childcare costs, enrichment activities and our grocery budget, putting money into an investment across the world seemed like a bad move.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

A poll in the piece showed 70% of our readers thought the overhaul was a bad move.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

“That’s a bad move, baseball-wise, karma-wise, baseball-gods-wise,” Schumaker said of intentionally walking Ohtani.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024

That last one is a very bad move.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

Another bad move is to go climbing a tall metal ladder in the middle of a thunderstorm when lightning is looking for just two kinds of things to strike: tall things and metal things.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri


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