bad advice
Example Sentences
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He spent about 14 months in federal prison and later blamed the loan forgiveness on bad advice from lawyers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Lawsuits arising from bad advice will just be part of the cost of doing business.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025
It’s meant to help people who missed out on forgiveness because of complex paperwork, bad advice or other obstacles.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024
That became the basis for their defense, known as entrapment by estoppel, in which a defendant essentially argues that he broke the law based on bad advice from a government official.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024
After writing the letter and sealing the envelope, it occurred to Calder that maybe this was bad advice.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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