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ill-founded

[il-foun-did] / ˈɪlˈfaʊn dɪd /


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She did not make any of these dangerous and ill-founded accusations in her relatively short speech Monday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024

In its response at the time, Tesco said it complied with all current rules and called Which?'s claims "ill-founded".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

“The terminations in late 2020 were unrelated to the ill-founded concerns raised by the employees in 2019.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

That’s why it’s notable that even as the Belcher decision repudiated an ill-founded, punitive approach to teenage crime, Connecticut’s parole board adopted a humane alternative.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022

If a castaway is injured, beware of well-meaning but ill-founded medical treatment.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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