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imprudence

[im-prood-ns] / ɪmˈprud ns /


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Critics say this "financial imprudence" has drained much of the country's economic resources and created unprecedented levels of debt that have crippled the economy.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023

Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said investigators would seek to “determine whether or not there was failure to respect a rule or individual imprudence that led to the explosion.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

“We are living in a very serious health situation each one of us is asked to have the utmost attention, because any imprudence in observing health measures could harm other people,” De Donatis said.

From Fox News • Mar. 13, 2020

Omalu’s intermittent bouts of brilliance and imprudence, and his conflicted relationship with this fame, have made him a confounding figure.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2016

Of how, with the imprudence of youth, the woman decided to test it to see if it really worked.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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