untoward
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Sturgeon was emotional, but defiant in her repeated statements that she didn't know anything untoward - and must not take the blame for Murrell's crimes.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Is she doing something untoward with his money?
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
There isn’t necessarily anything untoward about these arrangements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
That a single internal error could introduce an unbacked $300 trillion into the crypto ecosystem, even if briefly and with no untoward effects, makes clear that not all of crypto benefits from decentralization.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
My initial calculations suggested that I would do very well with my two jobs—in the long run, that is, and if nothing untoward occurred.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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