ill-considered
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But there is a middle ground between championing Platner’s opponent and dismissing his pattern of ill-considered behavior as insignificant.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
It was FDR’s ill-considered decision three years earlier to move the date—then observed on the last Thursday of November—that sparked Congress’s action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
They dedicate enormous time and resources to sending a reporter to Brown University to stick a microphone in a 19-year-old's face, so they'll say a slightly ill-considered thing.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2024
"We all know January is the worst month for retail - this is an ill-judged, ill-considered campaign at the worst possible time."
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024
We refuse to waste our energies and yours in premature and ill-considered actions.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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