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ill-advised

[il-uhd-vahyzd] / ˈɪl ədˈvaɪzd /


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“I actually think that, given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don’t feel pressure on that,” Altman told Fortune.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

"Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don't feel pressure on that," Altman told Fortune business magazine on Friday.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Adam Posen, the president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said Bessent’s posturing was ill-advised.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Mejia said the city had been ill-advised to agree to be the financial backstop, should the Games lose money.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Her voice is just as matter of fact as ever, and my relief bubbles up in ill-advised laughter, which I swallow back down.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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