ill-fated
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Police officers are analysing skid marks on Jupiter Island's 30mph South Beach Road to gauge the speed of the 82-time tour winner's car while attempting his ill-fated overtake manoeuvre.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Based on the real, ill-fated 1970 lunar mission, Ron Howard’s “Apollo 13” turns a failed trip to the moon into a slow-building fight to get home.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The United States is a lot more than deadly weaponry and ill-fated military interventions.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
Now I have come to believe that the whole affair neither began with that ill-fated table read nor ended with my buried feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Following his ill-fated endorsement of May-Johnson and his subsequent repudiation, Lawrence absented himself from the debate over domestic control.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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