misguided
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I firmly believe that kind of dismissive contempt is misguided.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Well over a century of misguided land management and development practices have left the state increasingly vulnerable to frequent and severe fire that risks destroying communities and ecosystems.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
And Friedrich Hayek suggested that recessions occur regularly, as maladjustments build up from misguided interest-rate policies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
She said it was accepted that what had started in 2019 as a "misguided wish" on the part of the defendant to help friends and family then "snowballed" into something far larger.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
I had allowed myself to believe that the people who had prosecuted Walter were just misguided, possibly incompetent.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: mis-
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