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impolitic

[im-pol-i-tik] / ɪmˈpɒl ɪ tɪk /


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His impolitic remark is seen now as a dark reflection on the national-security trap AI was about to fall into.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

An opera disguised as an oratorio to get around the church’s ban on profane opera, the impolitic work about past and present is formed as the conflict between extravagance and sanctity.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2025

The tears and panic over these two impolitic remarks never seem to end.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2024

It was rather impolitic for him to say, and President Zelensky was very upset about it.

From Slate Jan. 5, 2024

It was a ridiculous notion, as well as petty and impolitic, but he hadn’t been able to resist.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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