improvident
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Winston Churchill in 1938 charged Britain’s rulers with “an improvident stewardship” in the preceding years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Jon Provost played Timmy, a well-intentioned but improvident child who often finds himself in life-threatening situations that require Lassie to alert his folks and guide them to him.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
She did quit her job to take care of him, but they were improvident and did not buy long-term care insurance.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2021
Her restlessness manifests itself in a familiar way—she makes an improvident purchase and leaves her husband of twentysome years, but instead of buying a convertible, Sam buys a house.
From Slate • Jul. 13, 2021
I knew Mr. Peter, and, if I may say it of an Audley, my lord, a more shiftless, weak, improvident gentleman never lived.
From The Great House by Weyman, Stanley John
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