hapless
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This goes all kinds of wrong, setting off a viral brouhaha and turning the hapless Owen into an unwitting pariah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hearts did so many outstanding things in taking the race to the wire, but both of those hapless characters helped them on their way.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Sherman’s March” loosely explored McElwee’s hapless search for love during a trip to his native South, where he planned on making a film about a Civil War campaign through the area.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Kevin Sussman returns as the hapless owner of a comic-book store in a hilarious HBO Max follow-up to ‘The Big Bang Theory.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sydelle was in pain, but she wanted attention on her own terms, not as a hapless, foolish victim of fate.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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