well-intentioned
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While Complex said The Fork and Knife was "top-tier" and worth the wait, external, The Observer said it was well-intentioned but questioned whether it was "over-egged", external.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Despite his well-intentioned wisecrack — or perhaps because of it — Holmes can relate to her new associate.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
“This proposal is well-intentioned, but misguided,” Nancy Altman, the president of Social Security Works, an advocacy group, told MarketWatch by email.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
As Thomas Doherty explores in “How Film Became History,” Vanderbilt’s well-intentioned effort is an early instance of what we know today as the archival documentary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
They were well-intentioned, community-minded women, often single mothers or grandmothers, the type who inevitably stepped in to help when no one else would volunteer.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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