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
“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
If Alice’s hair is her one extravagance, her one deceptively whimsical ornament, Frank Banning—Mimi’s 9-year-old son—is all improvident display.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2016
He had been improvident and extravagant, like most of the jocks of that day, so that when the accident put him on the flat of his back he found himself broke.
From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.
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