misguided
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And Friedrich Hayek suggested that recessions occur regularly, as maladjustments build up from misguided interest-rate policies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The move by investors to dump the stock was misguided, Hardt says.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
With that context, I’ve been literally raving over “Butterfly Jam,” a film so fundamentally misguided it could almost be the cineaste version of “The Room.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
In his sentencing remarks, Judge James Sampson accepted there was "no evidence of threats, violence or coercion", adding the parents - who had no previous convictions - acted on "misguided cultural beliefs, rather than malice".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
He chose a certain path in life, it proved to be a misguided one, but there, he chose it, he can say that at least.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: mis-
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