misguided
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Being so empathetic toward one set of people that you are blinded to everyone else, she has written, “isn’t just misguided, it’s evil.”
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Rams’ — and Stafford’s — season began poorly after the team’s misguided decision to arrive in Australia the day before they played the San Francisco 49ers in the season opener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Summers has said he was “deeply ashamed” and took “full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating” with Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
However, Helen Barnard, director of policy and research at the anti-poverty charity Trussell, said the proposals were "deeply misguided".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Like his misguided obsession with those Potomac canals, his campaign for a national university in the capital city never bore fruit.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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