most ill-starred
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A Spock-like economic wonk used to the civilized stone halls of the New York Federal Reserve bank, Geithner was dragged in 2009 into one of the most ill-starred tenures of any modern US treasury Secretary.
From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2013
But the most ill-starred horse of any sex this year was a filly, a most exceptionable filly.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Wilson campaign will probably be remembered as one of the most ill-starred presidential bids in history.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Steptoe expedition was the most ill-starred event in the whole history of the North-west, unless we except that of the destruction of the Tonquin.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison
I know not who you are, or how you come to be on board this most ill-starred ship.
From The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast by Overend, William Heysham
