misguided
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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
The move by investors to dump the stock was misguided, Hardt says.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
In his sentencing remarks, Judge James Sampson accepted there was "no evidence of threats, violence or coercion", adding the parents - who had no previous convictions - acted on "misguided cultural beliefs, rather than malice".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Your intentions to save Cedric were honorable, if misguided.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: mis-
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