improvidently

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In their brief order dismissing the case "as improvidently granted," they justices said that their action will allow the matter to proceed before the New Orleans-based 5th U.S.

From Reuters • Jun. 26, 2023

During the AT&T regime, “WarnerMedia was improvidently concentrating its investments in streaming and ignoring its other business lines,” the lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2022

The court’s decision was one sentence long and said only that the states’ petition seeking review was “dismissed as improvidently granted.”

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022

“The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted,” the court stated.

From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2012

My friends regard me as one, who has improvidently thrown away his chance of advancement.

From A Love Story by A Bushman