misadventure
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Eleanor Hazel Aldred-Owen died at Liverpool's Alder Hey Hospital on 2 October 2023 - a coroner concluded she died as a result of misadventure, contributed to by neglect.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Area coroner Michelle Brown ruled their deaths were the result of misadventure and said: "This was an intentional trip with unintended consequences."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Worse, it was just another humiliating misadventure that I’d carry around for years with shame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 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
I took the mug from her, warming my aching hands, then relayed to her the morning’s misadventure.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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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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