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impolitic

[im-pol-i-tik] / ɪmˈpɒl ɪ tɪk /


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His impolitic remark is seen now as a dark reflection on the national-security trap AI was about to fall into.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

That Ogles wasn’t entirely wrong, just a touch impolitic.

From Salon Mar. 12, 2026

This wild and impolitic work startled civilized Parisian salons with what sounded like sheer ugliness.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2025

The main takeaways: Mullenweg may have had a point, but he raised it in a rather impolitic manner—at an event that WP Engine itself sponsored with cash, no less.

From Slate Oct. 11, 2024

It was a ridiculous notion, as well as petty and impolitic, but he hadn’t been able to resist.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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