disastrous
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He missed only six games because of injury in his career, all because of due to an ankle injury he suffered during the Rams’ disastrous 2022 Super Bowl-hangover season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
According to the paper, both Nepal and China have warned that there could be a second potential flooding event, due to a fast-filling lake at the site of the first disastrous breach.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
For trucking, the consequences could be particularly disastrous.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Watson’s tenure in Cleveland has made him perhaps the most disastrous trade acquisition in the sport’s history, while Sanders struggled as a rookie after emerging as a polarizing sensation in college.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Cady gazed down at the disastrous cake she’d just pulled from the oven.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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