ill-conceived
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But then there’s not much about this war that wasn’t ill-conceived and half-baked.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Will the ship’s captain continue on his ill-conceived scientific voyage after his encounter with man and monster?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Under its agreement with Inyo County, DWP has dozens of ongoing environmental restoration projects, in some cases pumping groundwater to recreate wetlands — an approach that Williams and others say is ill-conceived.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025
One trusts FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, whose crusade against bad language is regarded as ill-conceived and poorly handled by most in F1, will decide not to pursue it on this occasion.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025
It was not an ill-conceived plan, and I told Eddie he should smuggle out the suggestion to Oliver in Lusaka.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Internment
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