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
The scheme seemed as harebrained as it was cruel, and Martinez offered little to lend clarity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
It alternates a limited number of comic setups, often involving unfortunate encounters or Jimmy’s increasingly harebrained approach to therapy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
He drove his Buicks in breakneck speed races at Tanforan and harebrained hill climbs up the harrowing grades of Diablo Hill and Grizzly Peak.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing harebrained
Mississippi Trial, 1955
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Red Flags and Butterflies
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Henry IV, Part 1
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