misfortunes

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The festival comes with many traditions, including deep-cleaning the house beforehand to sweep away the old year's misfortunes and welcome a fresh start.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Practical advice from one Charles Dickens in “Sketches by Boz”: “Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

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

If faith held true, this meant his misfortunes had only just begun, whether she minded her tongue or not.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray