ill-fated

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Police officers are analysing skid marks on Jupiter Island's 30mph South Beach Road to gauge the speed of the 82-time tour winner's car while attempting his ill-fated overtake manoeuvre.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Based on the real, ill-fated 1970 lunar mission, Ron Howard’s “Apollo 13” turns a failed trip to the moon into a slow-building fight to get home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The United States is a lot more than deadly weaponry and ill-fated military interventions.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Ian McGuire’s historical thriller, Anna Mundow writes, “transports us to a time and place as solid as the ill-fated rock.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

On the ill-fated morning, Mommy chased me all around the kitchen trying to dress me as my siblings laughed at my terror.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride