in a bad way
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"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
You’re almost subterranean, but not in a bad way.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
There can be no gainsaying that Boeing has been in a bad way at least since 2018, the last year in which the company booked an annual profit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
It smells funny in a way that tickles my nose, but not in a bad way.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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