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Adjective
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Some users viewed the scene with spiritual sympathy, while others saw it as misguided or even environmentally irresponsible.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025 -
But the mullahs and their enablers intend to bring about evil out of a misguided sense of love of country.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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Opting into a federal voucher program that is costly and ineffective would be irresponsible for our state and our students.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The court ruled that Conley's first trial lawyer was ineffective and failed to prevent her cell phone from being a primary source of evidence, according to Syracuse.com.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Proof Carefully To Show Professionalism And Attention To Detail What gets my negative attention are résumés with careless errors—typos, missing words and inconsistent formatting.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Social media erupted in fear, and disgust, or simply threw shame his way for being careless.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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However, while willy-nilly scrubbing is ill-advised, there is more than one way to clean stainless steel.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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And would that have been ill-advised, in retrospect?—
Jordan Michelman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 July 2025
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“Misdirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirected. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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