ill-conceived
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"The whole thing was stupid and ill-conceived," says Steve Grant, co-host of the Total Saints podcast.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
“The fact that we have not died should not be considered a validation of ill-conceived decisions that were unlawful.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
His record speaks for itself: no postseason wins in more than a decade, a revolving door of managers and GMs, and enough ill-conceived signings to keep sports talk radio in business for years.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025
As Reisner details in Cadillac Desert, in the late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter tried to kill 18 dam projects that seemed especially ill-conceived.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2024
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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