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The vehicles are also restricted from flying at night or in bad weather.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
When the chairs reach him and his father Anand, they are usually in bad shape with torn cushions and missing legs.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
But memory stocks like Micron don’t tend to trade at multiples seen elsewhere in the chip sector because investors are thinking about earnings potential not only in good periods but also in bad ones.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026
Back in Hawaii, the former congresswoman has been in bad odor for years.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
My ship was in bad shape, so instead of returning directly to my stronghold, I headed to Joe’s Garage, an orbital starship repair shop over in Sector Ten.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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