awry
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She sent Grace off with three crates of supplies, which her daughter described as being "stocked for the apocalypse just in case anything went awry".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
There may not be some earth-shattering moment where AI either goes awry and causes chaos or suddenly solves the world’s most intractable problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"I want to see it rival other apps because I think we have gone awry," he said in an interview a few weeks before the public launch.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Minnie Driver’s Paris adventures went awry this week when she was involved in a car accident that she’s describing as a frightening close call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
His brown hair fell down over his forehead and his mustache was awry.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing awry
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Four
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