badly

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

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

AST shares were north of $133 before a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad, badly damaging launch infrastructure.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The Imperium had been badly weakened in 2020, but had spent years rebuilding its forces.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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

Why she would carry on a joke—a hoax— that hurt my friend so badly.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy