misbegotten
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“The system is designed to make you feel despair. Like, the disparity is systemic!” he says with the misbegotten confidence of a podcast bro.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Sal quietly seethes with irritation at Sonny’s misbegotten machinations, his chilly demeanor suggesting a tense and potentially dangerous volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
It was another, unforeseen legacy of this misbegotten program that we may soon regret.
From Slate • Feb. 15, 2024
Which is not to say their lives were somehow misbegotten or cut tragically short; we should all be so lucky to straddle two centuries with such achievements and exit covered in glory.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2023
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
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The House of the Scorpion
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