in a bad way
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Not in a bad way, but in a very normal human way, and he shares them throughout the book.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
"He was a 70-year-old non-Jewish man with a seriously broken leg, lying on cold, wet ground, and clearly in a bad way," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
The market is in a bad way right now, as the economy faces plenty of risk.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
“California is thought of as the crazy people. ... I don’t mean that in a bad way — though I know some people do — but we do things differently here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
“But not in a bad way, right? In a good way?”
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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