disastrously

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The Islamic republic has weathered previous blistering attacks -- by Iraq in the 1980s and Israel last June -- and a 1980 US helicopter mission to free hostages ended disastrously.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Afterward, Mitrokhin was sent abroad only on short-term assignments—and one of them ended disastrously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

There again, it misses some other periods, such as the 1970s and parts of the 1980s, when U.S. stocks disastrously underperformed international stocks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

That October, a month before Andrew's fateful BBC Newsnight interview where he disastrously attempted to explain his connections to Mr Epstein, Ms Ferguson signed a contract agreeing to provide specific services for Pegasus.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

This agreement enabled Mark Antony to take up arms again and finish what he so disastrously started.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby