gone bad
Example Sentences
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Wait, a $10 billion bet gone bad plus some small-fry investor leverage kills $500 billion in crypto value?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
This includes things like adding accurate date-labels to food products, so consumers aren't confused about when something they've purchased has gone bad or is no longer safe to eat.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2025
But psychologists and cognitive scientists say songs about relationships gone bad actually can do listeners a lot of good.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024
Yet another instance of a surge gone bad.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023
He overhears someone in the line saying the chickpeas have gone bad.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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