bad time
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Not a bad time to be finding your best stuff.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
“Gold bugs can hang onto the idea that quick bear markets haven’t been a bad time to bet on a rebound,” they said.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
It’s a good time for Elmer Rice’s “The Adding Machine,” which can only mean that it’s once again a bad time for workers.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
That sentiment comes at bad time for cruise companies, which bank on their reputation for value and glamour but have had to win over travelers amid general economic anxiety.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
Harry was having a particularly bad time of it.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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