worst case
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"As a result, the channels can grow and, in the worst case, weaken the stability of the entire ice shelf."
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
But after Morris pushed for the surgery, her doctor said it the worst case of endometriosis he had ever seen in his whole career.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Despite the team's best World Cup performance in 23 years, the management of player contracts left some Scotland players with what they described as "probably the worst case of mental health" they had ever experienced.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
"The worst case would, of course, be that we don't have an extension of the moratorium. That's something that we cannot exclude," the Swiss WTO ambassador Erwin Bollinger said ahead of the conference.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The worst case was the deceleration an astronaut would feel if his rocket engine quit before he reached orbit, causing him to plunge back down into the atmosphere.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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