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imprudent

[im-prood-nt] / ɪmˈprud nt /


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Many countries, he noted, "failed to capitalise" on similar opportunities or "squandered them in the face of global shocks and imprudent policies".

From Barron's Mar. 8, 2026

But it may be imprudent to categorize your attorney’s advice as “insane” just because you disagree with it.

From MarketWatch Dec. 10, 2025

That isn’t “some pie-in-the-sky idea,” but it would be imprudent.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 11, 2025

But if Edison is found to have been imprudent, it will have to pay back $4 billion to the fund.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2025

The next day Bibi stopped listing inventory altogether and regaled us, instead, with imprudent details about Haldar and his wife.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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