bad luck
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Is it bad luck to talk yardage goals for this season?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
She's cast out by the community, who look on her as a symbol of evil and bad luck.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
This is assuredly a consequence of bad luck rather than a measurement of merit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Did Chelsea become bad finishers, was it simply a run of bad luck or was it something else?
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“If that all the bad luck Versh have.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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