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Funds like these will tend to do best in a rising market, and worst in a downturn, if a sector’s returns are dominated by a handful of the biggest stocks that move in sync.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

France has been rocked by widespread anger over the rising cost of living and inequality, with nationwide demonstrations on October 17 degenerating into some of the country's worst rioting in years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Puente has long been a hate figure for the right, and with two of the worst rail tragedies in Spanish history taking place on his watch, the criticism is only going to increase.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

No. 16 USC sees its playoff hopes take a serious hit in a 24-7 loss to Wisconsin following what was arguably the Trojans’ worst performance of the season on offense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The climb that followed was to him like the worst of nightmares.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

The team has suddenly become the best at worsts.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025

Wacha allowed season worsts of six earned runs and three home runs against Baltimore in his previous start.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2022

Only Robbie Ray of the Arizona Diamondbacks had a higher walk rate among qualified starters. Lynn’s strikeout and home run rates were also career worsts, making his 3.43 ERA seem like a mirage.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2017

Blaine Gabbert or Colin Kaepernick failed to provide strong quarterback play, Niners lacked any big-play receivers, defense set franchise worsts for most points, yards and yards rushing allowed in single season.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2017

It seems like a long list of worsts.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

He often mixed silk and wool or silk and linen for a softer alternative to the heavy, stiff gabardines and worsted wools that were typical for men’s suits and jackets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

Rolls upon rolls of flannel, worsted wool and cashmere are stacked in a space the size of a football field.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2017

Dark gray, worsted wool, jackets with rows of brass.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 3, 2017

She took photographs and wrote poetry; in 1938, The New York Times published her ode to “a day for dreaming in the sun, for telling worsted tales, for languid ease.”

From New York Times ● May 26, 2016

He belonged to a walled city of the fifteenth century, a city of narrow, cobbled streets, and thin spires, where the inhabitants wore pointed shoes and worsted hose.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Yet, in fact, there had not been a disaster, but only a moderate worsting of the Federal army, resulting in its retirement a trifling distance to the place whence its opponents had just marched out.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume II by John T. (John Torrey) Morse

He was the first to speak, and, in doing so, he felt he was acknowledging his worsting in the encounter.

From The Law-Breakers by Ridgwell Cullum

Ah, Julia remembered now, and with the recollection of the principal's words came the means of worsting Grace Harlowe in her efforts to vindicate Anne.

From Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower

But if Michael, after thoroughly worsting you, asks me my opinion, I shall certainly give it him.

From Michael by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

He fought with two knights who asked the lady Canacê to wife, the terms being that none should have her till he had succeeded in worsting Camballo in combat.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer