basket-case
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Two decades ago the District was a potholed basket-case that was losing people to the suburbs.
From Economist ● Jan. 12, 2017
While the country's basket-case economy has been a concern for some time, the latter could not have been foreseen.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2015
The two lenses through which Banda depicts Malawi — near basket-case on the one hand, confident emerging market on the other — simply don't make sense when offered together.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2013
Today, after little more than a year of democratic reform, the dominant description of Burma has changed in many circles from basket-case pariah to promising frontier economy.
From Newsweek ● Sep. 17, 2012
Even the U.S. is worried that severe economic penalties might only serve to create two basket-case countries with bombs.
From Time Magazine Archive
“This is not a basket case by any means.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
But Welch’s legacy took a hit following his retirement as GE went from America’s most-valuable company to a basket case, eventually splitting in three under an outsider’s management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
The supporters didn't want him to leave at the end of his second season in July this year, but thought he was better off out of the basket case.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
When Fujimori took office in 1990, Peru was Latin America’s basket case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
“We’ve got over forty-five minutes, darling. Hold your horses. You’re going to turn me into a basket case if you don’t relax. Let’s go pray at the shrine.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
