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ill-conceived

[il-kuhn-seevd] / ˈɪl kənˈsivd /




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"The whole thing was stupid and ill-conceived," says Steve Grant, co-host of the Total Saints podcast.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Apple, by contrast, had devolved into a catch-all bin of ill-conceived product offerings driven by obsolete software.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

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

Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Kathryn Barger panned it as rushed and ill-conceived.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

It was not an ill-conceived plan, and I told Eddie he should smuggle out the suggestion to Oliver in Lusaka.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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