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ill-intentioned

[il-in-ten-shuhnd]

adjective

  1. having malicious intentions.

    an ill-intentioned criticism that was meant more to hurt than to help.



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The union also said the bill “raises serious free speech concerns” and will “arm ill-intentioned people” to attack “academic freedom and weaponize public education.”

But “at a time when there are those that seek to weaponize public education, AB 715 would unfortunately arm some ill-intentioned people with the ability to do so.”

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It’s not that Garrett is questioning survivors; rather, she’s examining all sides of a campaign for justice, and scrutinizing the cracks in our culture’s response to assault, recesses where ill-intentioned agitators can make themselves comfortable.

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It’s not that Garrett is questioning survivors; rather, she’s examining all sides of a campaign for justice, and scrutinizing the cracks in our culture’s response to assault, recesses where ill-intentioned agitators can make themselves comfortable.

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Julio César Chávez Jr. seemed disconnected in the early rounds and spent time complaining to the referee about alleged headbutts and ill-intentioned punches from his opponent.

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