foolish
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“I would be foolish, or I would feel entitled, if I didn’t expect there to be disappointment,” McDaniel said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
“You’re kind of foolish if you go into a football season not thinking you’re going to be the guy at some point,” Slaughter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
It would be foolish to start a new, even cheaper S&P 500 index fund today to steal market share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Diversification almost always feels foolish right before it becomes brilliant.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Daniel gave up everything to devote himself to ending that foolish slaughter,” Harry said of the Vietnam War.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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