unfortunate
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India's shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal called the incident "deeply unfortunate" and said the bodies of the three men would quickly be repatriated.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
An unfortunate presentation of three golden unitards designed by Halston for Graham’s 1981 “Acts of Light” makes them look more lumpy than revealing as they lifelessly cap the display.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Musk offered his condolences, calling the accident "most unfortunate."
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
That imminence has now become an unfortunate reality for Fishwife, which announced Wednesday that it is pausing shipments of the delicate fish for the summer.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Of all that unfortunate race no one was more innocent of wrongdoing than Oedipus, a great-great-grandson of Cadmus, and no one suffered so greatly.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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