miserable
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The unsettling thing about the Axiom isn’t that its passengers are miserable.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Their pitching is miserable, their defense is no better and they run the bases like they ate too much Tex-Mex on their way to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
And the soundtrack to this autumn might prove to be downright miserable.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It’s hard to be miserable in the sunshine, but I still wore my leather jacket no matter how hot it was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Selkie looked miserable, and then she looked confused.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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