ill-conceived
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Will the ship’s captain continue on his ill-conceived scientific voyage after his encounter with man and monster?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
There were high-profile stumbles, including jettisoning staff of the tiny Turner Classic Movies channel and an ill-conceived rebrand of its streamer to “Max” before changing the name back to HBO Max.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
I don’t know anyone in the federal government who is seriously thinking about taking Musk’s ill-conceived buyout offer.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2025
It called it "ill-conceived", saying it would "cause needless uncertainty and disputes about clearly established rights and responsibilities related to Basic Education".
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024
In fact, much as I admired his planning and pluck, his trip seemed frighteningly ill-conceived.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
Vocabulary lists containing ill-conceived
Internment
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