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improvident

[im-prov-i-duhnt] / ɪmˈprɒv ɪ dənt /


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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

If you should be so improvident as to kick it hard, the engine will come to full strength at the speed of thought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

“They’re saying, ‘You’re making an improvident business decision that potentially undermines your ability to compete effectively.’

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022

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

Simple humanity requires that the state should not be blind to the movement of emigration, nor abandon it to all the risks of improvident liberty.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm




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