as in undesirability
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Recent Examples of inexpediency
Their book asserts without qualification that those few M.P.s who did speak against the act objected only on grounds of inexpediency and unfairness, and never on the principle of the right.
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William Hogeland, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2021
William Hogeland, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexpediency
Noun
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These conversations addressed both the risk of flooding in the Guadalupe Basin and the inadequacy of the existing warning infrastructure.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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Any inadequacies found would then be addressed with additional training and regular tests to measure skills and compliance with the department’s treatment protocols.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
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Even as Marvel’s cinematic oeuvre slid into increasing irrelevance, DC floundered.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The man is trying to outrace his own irrelevance, but time always marches forward, our bodies always fail, there’s always a younger person snapping at your heels.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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“Inexpediency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexpediency. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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