ill-advised
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A wrongful-termination lawsuit brought by a former Netflix vice president features this and other ill-advised stunts and conversations that belong in a what-not-to-do manual.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“It’s going to be hard to make the case that this was ill-advised because the story turned out so well.”
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
That led him to make ill-advised news conference comments.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
As ill-advised as Kiritsis’ problem-solving was, the metaphor for indie film was apparent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
North of Copenhagen is the city of Elsinore, home to the castle where Hamlet takes place, with its wandering ghosts, ill-advised eavesdropping behind the drapes, conversations with skulls, and deadly duels in iambic pentameter.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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