improvidence

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Recent Examples of improvidence Two key factors in the SVB disaster can’t be overlooked: The incompetence of the bank’s management and the improvidence of its customers. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023 Christina Stead gives an unflinching portrait of her own childhood, dominated by improvidence, quarrels and violence—and a crazed, buccaneering idealist of a father who both adores and exploits his ever-increasing brood of children. Marina Warner, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Some of them cheered for the development of natural resources, and some of them expressed dismay over the waste, improvidence, and disruption that progress unleashed. Patty Limerick, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvidence
Noun
  • Mackenzie had earned a reputation for piety, patriotism, lack of humor and liberality with the lash.
    Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
  • All the states Lauck writes about benefited from the liberality of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
    Phil Christman, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • In reality, none of the countless people now reaching out — and helping in ways that are redefining my idea of generosity — have ever considered it.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Beth later said that despite the losses, she was overwhelmed by the acts of kindness and generosity of friends, family and strangers who reached out to help.
    Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • La Mer's Deep Purifying Mask is the indulgence your inner bougie self will be over the moon for.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The 21 + ice cream flavor was created to evoke the indulgence and excitement of a tropical escape.
    Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Improvidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvidence. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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