improvidence

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Recent Examples of improvidence Two key factors in the SVB disaster can’t be overlooked: The incompetence of the bank’s management and the improvidence of its customers. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023 Christina Stead gives an unflinching portrait of her own childhood, dominated by improvidence, quarrels and violence—and a crazed, buccaneering idealist of a father who both adores and exploits his ever-increasing brood of children. Marina Warner, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Some of them cheered for the development of natural resources, and some of them expressed dismay over the waste, improvidence, and disruption that progress unleashed. Patty Limerick, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2020 In the most spectacular example of improvidence, 54-year-old Larraine blows an entire month’s worth of food stamps on a single meal of lobster tails, shrimp, crab and lemon meringue pie, washed down with Pepsi. Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvidence
Noun
  • Mackenzie had earned a reputation for piety, patriotism, lack of humor and liberality with the lash.
    Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
  • All the states Lauck writes about benefited from the liberality of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
    Phil Christman, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • Your laughter, your spirit, generosity, humor, cheekiness, courage and loyalty is an incredible gift to me.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 May 2025
  • What Thornton is striving toward, an embrace of generosity, of humanity being able to change what faith and religion even mean, is often moving.
    Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Durso says she’s noticed the guests really appreciating the balance between indulgence and wellness, which was one of her goals in particular when helping to curate a new experience.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Dry brushing can be a relaxing yet stimulating indulgence that leaves your skin feeling soft and smooth.
    Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025

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“Improvidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvidence. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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