as in misguided
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Adjective
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Not only that, but the vast majority have also been subjected to the misguided self-perceptions of a tiny minority.—
Azhar Fateh,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025 -
Whether corporate meddling and misguided political ambitions will ever allow this franchise to become great again remains to be seen.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Furthermore, the film hinges on the passionate, lustful romance between Fiennes and Mol, a fire that supposedly burns for over 14 years, but the palpable lack of chemistry between the two leads renders the love story completely ineffective.—
Vikram Murthi,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
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Its origins date back to early practices where warriors demonstrated peaceful intentions by rendering their weapons ineffective.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Brandon Howey was found guilty of four counts of careless driving resulting in death and four counts of careless driving resulting in injury, all traffic offenses, by an Adams County jury in November.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Of those fires, careless cooking was the most common factor.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to these 25 entire countries on the list, there are a further 47 where travel is ill-advised to parts of the country because of political instability, conflicts, and crime.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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But his effort quickly proved fruitless and ill-advised: the entire neighborhood was rushing to evacuate around him.—
Robin Pogrebin,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Misdirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirected. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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