bad luck
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They add to a string of lesser accidents and incidents on Spain’s rail network, particularly over the past three years, a pattern that can no longer be dismissed as mere bad luck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Poverty, bad luck and mental illness can also play a role.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
It was strikingly bad luck for Talarico to fall ill for so long so close to the campaign’s conclusion.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
And the week the table tennis tournament came to town - which by a stroke of bad luck was the one in which the jury finally retired - turned the accommodation drought into a famine.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Those places are full of bad memories and bad luck.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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