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
She says returning to “Industry” so quickly felt like “another big mountain to climb,” although not necessarily in a bad way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
The roar becomes thunderous, filling up the world with itself, almost like a physical thing, but not in a bad way.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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