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bad things

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noun phrase

  • Unfortunate, negative, or harmful events, situations, or actions.

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“To me, the risk is not the number. It’s whether there are bad actors explicitly doing bad things or are negligent,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

But revenue misses aren’t necessarily viewed as bad things in the eyes of wireless investors.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

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  • negative outcomes
  • the worst-case scenario
  • a whole lot of nope
  • a series of unfortunate events

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  • happy accidents
  • a stroke of luck
  • positive developments
  • everything going right

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