misadventure
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Worse, it was just another humiliating misadventure that I’d carry around for years with shame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
A coroner concluded his death was a result of misadventure.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Before diving into the 5th Circuit’s latest misadventure, it’s worth lingering on the sheer scale of its losing streak.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026
During the inquest, the coroner returned a conclusion of misadventure rather than suicide, describing Jack's actions as "at worst a cry for help and more likely, in my view, an expression of frustration and despair".
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
“I shall probably be dumped into one of the furnaces before this misadventure terminates. I suspect that it would have been much wiser to address the group from floor level.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Power Prefix: mis-
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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Selected Short Stories of H.G. Wells
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