ill-timed
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Of course, even he can get riled up by ill-timed laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Southwest Airlines ended its fuel hedging program in early 2025, a decision now seen as ill-timed given current market conditions.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 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
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
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