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It also explains why traditional approaches to misinformation have failed so badly.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Back in 416 B.C., the refusal to submit to Athens, the superpower of antiquity, ended badly for the islanders of Melos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It has struggled so badly to modernize the chatbot that, after years of trying, it still had to turn to Google to provide the technology back end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Humbled in Australia, England were badly in need of an attack leader, a reliable tone-setter.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

When gold had been trading around $650 an ounce for the past two years, an option to buy it for $2,000 an ounce anytime during the next ten years might well be badly underpriced.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis