too bad
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"Brazilians are the leaders of football, what can we do? It's too bad we have to play against them," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
She admits that, as first jobs go, "it hasn't gone too bad".
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
It’s too bad Donald was too young to see the entire 13-hour version of Victory at Sea.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
It’s easy enough in theory to fall back on the principle, “well, too bad — let this be a lesson to you!”
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
He was famous, and that wasn’t too bad, but when they started following him with cameras and wanting to make movies of him and his life it got a little crazy.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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