badly off
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But it is badly off track, with only 204,000 delivered in the 12 months to March 2026.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
He had misfired so badly off the 18th tee that he didn’t even know where his ball had gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
The chemistry and understanding was badly off, and when under pressure, players took the cautious route by playing the ball backward.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2022
“We are not that badly off in the measurement game,” she says.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 18, 2022
Well, he thought, let's see how badly off you are.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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