misfortunes

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As North Korea’s hagiographers rewrote history, they held American missionaries responsible for the country’s misfortunes, while state-sponsored novels, plays and museums depicted them as jackals who subjected Koreans to vile human experiments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

When manager Arne Slot and Liverpool look back at this season, a crazy January afternoon when they drew 2-2 at Fulham will go a long way to summing up their misfortunes.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

The human condition includes a vast array of unavoidable misfortunes.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

The train station’s history reflects the city’s fortunes during its heyday as the world’s car capital and later misfortunes as thousands of auto workers and other residents fled Detroit for life in the suburbs.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

He was so happy about his gifts that he forgot his misfortunes.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes