foolhardy
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Walk into one such event and you are perpetually being sold on a single, perhaps foolhardy decision that could change at least the next few years of your life.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
Valuing a company that hasn’t made money at $1.8 trillion seems aggressive at best, foolhardy at worst.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
When Newby announced that he was running for a seat on North Carolina’s Supreme Court in the 2004 election, it seemed like a foolhardy choice.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
At the Mill Basin Deli on the southeast edge of Brooklyn, it was taken for granted that giving any quarter to Mamdani would be foolhardy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
They rarely ventured into the water near the village, preferring to stay in the area near the swamp, so only the foolhardy were at risk of being dragged into the Sogozha’s depths.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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