misbegotten
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We’ve all watched Indiana’s ascent for two years now, that thrilling 11-2 campaign in 2024, but the summiting is hard to process, this astonishing climb by one of college football’s most misbegotten programs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
It wasn’t their fault that the wars they found themselves in were misbegotten and mismanaged.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025
It has been tucked away like a dark family history or a misbegotten war, even as its consequences play out daily.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024
Spanning decades and traversing the ancient Mediterranean like some deeply misbegotten Carnival Cruise, this Shakespeare play mingles comedy, tragedy and Christian allegory.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024
Of course it occurred to him that he might be wrong, that some misbegotten shadow had fallen across his face and warped his seeing.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing misbegotten
The House of the Scorpion
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A Girl Named Disaster
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