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improvident

[im-prov-i-duhnt] / ɪmˈprɒv ɪ dənt /


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Winston Churchill in 1938 charged Britain’s rulers with “an improvident stewardship” in the preceding years.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

Jon Provost played Timmy, a well-intentioned but improvident child who often finds himself in life-threatening situations that require Lassie to alert his folks and guide them to him.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2025

She did quit her job to take care of him, but they were improvident and did not buy long-term care insurance.

From Washington Post Nov. 1, 2021

On the other hand, if we make improvident choices, the bright horizon I’ve described will not materialize.

From New York Times Mar. 3, 2016

The nuns were wont to have recourse to other equally improvident expedients for obtaining money without regard to future embarrassment.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power




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