ill-timed

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It was this history, and an ill-timed price cut by the Seven Sisters in 1959, that gave impetus to OPEC.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Economist Ed Yardeni dubbed this the “front-cover curse” — when financial magazines publish ill-timed covers that in hindsight mark peak optimism or pessimism.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

But dwelling too long on that can foster misplaced faith and ill-timed complacency.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

She is set to take the helm of a storied yet often troubled energy producer that is aiming to reinvigorate its fossil-fuel business after an ill-timed turn toward renewable energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

If a lifetime as the son of the fighter pilot had taught him one thing, it was that he knew instinctively the meaning of this ill-timed visitation: This was a promenade of ruin.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy