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as in imprudent
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as in tactless
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His downfall came not with any of his policies, nor with his impolitic decision to attack America’s favorite pop music, but with an insensitive joke about a coal advisory panel that mortified the president.
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Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
Even in the brusque world of old-school record executives, Mr. Stein could be startlingly impolitic.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
His impolitic views were also hardly a secret.
—New York Times, 14 Feb. 2021
Yet even with a leader like Trump, who was often impolitic with his language and abrasive toward people of other cultures, the GOP was able to capture a sizable chunk of minority voters, enough to ensure Texas and Florida weren’t even close calls on election night.
—Zaid Jilani, Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2020
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Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
Even in the brusque world of old-school record executives, Mr. Stein could be startlingly impolitic.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
His impolitic views were also hardly a secret.
—New York Times, 14 Feb. 2021
Yet even with a leader like Trump, who was often impolitic with his language and abrasive toward people of other cultures, the GOP was able to capture a sizable chunk of minority voters, enough to ensure Texas and Florida weren’t even close calls on election night.
—Zaid Jilani, Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2020
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The particular state law just keeps doing its thing and rarely gets challenged as somehow wrongful or imprudent.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, the reality star and entrepreneur is facing charges of negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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That’s one of several reasons so many people battle Seasonal Affective Disorder—often shortened to the slightly tactless acronym SAD—in the winter, a recurrent form of depression that comes on during the colder, darker months.Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 15 July 2024
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Foreign audiences generally perceived the new diplomatic style as impolite and tactless.Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
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So maybe use the feelings aroused by your sister-in-law’s thoughtless, certainly injudicious, possibly naughty remark as an opportunity to rise above.James Parker, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
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What The Meng Episode Means (1): Is Huawei A Tool of The CCP? Meng’s release, and injudicious remarks, do not bode well for Huawei.George Calhoun, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
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Aziz Taher/Reuters Indeed, Mr. Biden’s exasperation with Mr. Netanyahu exploded in a recent phone call between the two, when the president reportedly shouted at the Israeli prime minister and told him in heated undiplomatic terms to stop misleading him.Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2024
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Defense experts told Newsweek that the sentiment behind Trump's rhetoric, though perhaps undiplomatic, can be viewed as a continuation of previous administrations' stances.David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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As a bonus, the waxed rope bracelet looks great on men and women and is suitably lowkey for travelers who frequent destinations where flashy jewelry is inadvisable.Jessica Macdonald, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2023
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Koeppel says this grocery store faux pas is inadvisable for a reason.Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 26 Sep. 2023
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After Shkreli propositioned Duca via Twitter direct message, the Teen Vogue columnist responded with this, albeit indelicate, rejection.Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 4 Aug. 2017
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The pair also sparred on a more indelicate campaign trail moment.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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The reason is very simple—the Noto palazzo was very gauche and fit for the party later in the season, to be thrown by Hollander’s character.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2022
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That would be too gauche, too legislative for the court.Matt Ford, The New Republic, 19 May 2022
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Even with the recent end of Chevron deference, there a plethora of statutes can still be selectively interpreted to justify unwise policies, such as the aforementioned attempt, still ongoing, at student loan forgiveness.Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Put simply, hastily abandoning efforts that ensure fair, safe, and inclusive work environments is bad for business, unpopular and unwise.Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Impolitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impolitic. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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