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Lilian, looking back ten years later, from a New Jersey college town where Tesla Cybertrucks prowled, felt that the Bay Area before the 2016 election had been as innocent as the children in her minivan, as well-intentioned, as ill-prepared.
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Even if well-intentioned, that represents a profound shift in how state government approaches its own citizens.
—Bob Shaw, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
And then there is the threat of guides who are not well-intentioned.
—Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
And some of the things that were said, were really not well-intentioned.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 Feb. 2026
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Even if well-intentioned, that represents a profound shift in how state government approaches its own citizens.
—Bob Shaw, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
And then there is the threat of guides who are not well-intentioned.
—Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
And some of the things that were said, were really not well-intentioned.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for well-intentioned
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“Well-intentioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-intentioned. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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