harebrained

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Allen probably has more in common with Ryan Routh, who famously infiltrated Trump International Golf Course in a harebrained scheme to take down the then–Republican presidential nominee.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

“It was the most harebrained operation I’d seen in my 38 years with the U.S. government,” Nagy said, referring to the methods used this year.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

“That’s the stupidest, dumbest, most harebrained scheme I’ve heard in my life,” a farmer complained to a government official in one scene, a sentiment studio executives echoed as they rejected Carter’s project as too far-fetched.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

As if amid some harebrained sitcom, the following two guys wound up rooming together as basketball teammates: a 17-year-old about to turn 18 and a 26-year-old about to turn 27.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

The idea made me think that perhaps I shouldn’t have pointed that out to her—getting a cop’s attention would definitely bring their harebrained trip into Mexico to a standstill.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall