bad luck
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I've never had a run of bad luck as such like this.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
She treats him compassionately, seeing him as a person with an unusually difficult background, and wants us to relate to him as though, given similar bad luck, we could easily be in his position.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
If you have the bad luck of experiencing a market downturn at the outset, your slope of growth will forever be lower.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Tradition calls for spending the day outdoors to ward off bad luck.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
“Being kidnapped sounds like bad luck to me,” Finn said, giggling.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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