terrible
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“I’ve always been terrible at negotiating. I freeze, accept the first number, and regret it for months,” one Reddit user wrote.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
“Last year’s mass shooting at Florida State University was a tragedy, but ChatGPT is not responsible for this terrible crime,” OpenAI said in a statement.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
As for the Knicks, the defeat launched nearly three decades of fired coaches, terrible trades, talentless rosters—and one remarkable hot streak that has them right back on the sport’s biggest stage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Human beings are remarkably resilient and can invent what they need even in conditions of terrible deprivation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
I can’t cling to my people because my mother—my main person —is part of the terrible thing happening.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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