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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

An opera disguised as an oratorio to get around the church’s ban on profane opera, the impolitic work about past and present is formed as the conflict between extravagance and sanctity.

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

The tears and panic over these two impolitic remarks never seem to end.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2024

Fortunately for the general situation, Kallner felt it impolitic to display his anger openly.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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