ill-advised
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The hosts discuss why this might be ill advised.
From Slate • May 3, 2025
“We think this is very ill advised, and we’ve made that point to several members of the government here,” said R. Nicholas Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China, in an interview in Beijing.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023
MSP Liz Smith said it was an "ill advised" remark while MSP Jamie Greene suggested Mr Rees-Mogg needed a lie down.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2022
“It’s certainly ill advised, but I think they were — I think it shows just how so many of our veterans are very concerned about the situation.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2021
She was either very ill advised or overconfident, for her "massy" style of singing was totally at variance with the light beauty of Bellini's music.
From Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
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