bad luck
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Bad luck would, of course, be your cancer diagnosis, which you’ve been open about.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Bad luck dogged others: One woman backing Ms. Cabanas skipped the polls after she fell ill and was rushed to the hospital.
From New York Times • May 21, 2024
Bad luck and curses seem to be a thing on Lokrum.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021
Bad luck, technological changes and corporate betrayal were to blame, but also bad policy and not only antitrust or even trade’s effect on manufacturing.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021
“Fired! Bad luck, that. It’s not easy to find work these days.”
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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