unfortunate
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But the film merely gestures to its own unfortunate place in history, without ever cementing it as a tragedy.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
He said the situation between the Little League and Santa Fe Springs was unfortunate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Now cruise stocks have hit their first serious bout of turbulence as growing industry capacity collides with the effects of the Iran war and some unfortunate weather, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The timing of the VSC was very unfortunate for those who started on hard tyres because it coincided with the pit-stop window for those on mediums.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“They have already made an unfortunate impression in the first-class dining saloon.”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
Now that I’ve seen the show – me, and the few thousand other unfortunates rubbernecking at this terrible accident – I’m here to assure you that this was never about us.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
As for so many unfortunates before me, it was the big city and all its glittering temptations that brought about my ruin.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2020
“I’m very aware that I’m that close to being out on the street like those other poor unfortunates, and they’re everywhere,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2018
If the name maketh the man, then surely Zambia's notoriously grim prisons are full of unfortunates who've been saddled with names like Chidano, Mapenzi and Chananga - that's "hatred", "trouble" and "wrongdoer" respectively?
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2017
“He’s out trying to help some other unfortunates right now. It’s encouraging to know that his idealism is still intact.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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