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awry

adjective as in off course; amiss

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But the lap went awry at the next corner.

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It isn’t the only reunion to go awry among the titles included in the collection, though it does so in the most astonishing fashion.

He’s rough-hewn, simple, hardworking, not immune to the impermanent nature of the world but brought up short when that world goes awry; Mr. Edgerton has to give emotional depth to a laconic character.

What they don't have enough of is warriors who come alive when things are going awry.

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Even so, there were plenty of moments when even the best-laid plans went awry.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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