worst

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When an NFL team wins the Super Bowl, the league responds by making their schedule harder and handing them the worst pick in the draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The last El Nino cycle in 2023-2024 brought southern Africa's worst drought in more than a century, leaving 61 million people in need of assistance, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

They were among 260 people - 241 on the plane and 19 on the ground - who were killed in one of the worst aviation accidents in India's history.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Thursday’s price action puts Oracle’s stock on track to fall 25% over five trading sessions, which would make for its worst five-day stretch since 2001, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The worst thing was that I had no way to reach him, to lay into him and tell him what I thought.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu