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awry

adjective as in off course; amiss

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But, the district court “went awry in attempting to impose its own judgment about how to address those concerns.”

In its second weekend, “The Wild Robot,” Universal and DreamWorks adaptation of Peter Brown’s books about a shipment of household robots that goes awry, took in $6.7 million, followed by Paramount’s “Smile 2,” with $5 million.

That strayed into recklessness when, leading by two points with five minutes left, England's needlessly elaborate first-phase play went awry and Andrew Kellaway scooped up and sprinted in.

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As a lecture on faith and ethics gone awry, “Heretic” is a story of belief versus disbelief.

Team boss Toto Wolff said there was "not a fundamental issue with the upgrade" but he added that the team did not understand why their weekend had gone awry after they were competitive in sprint qualifying on Friday, when Russell was on the front row and Hamilton would have been on pole had he not encountered yellow flags on his lap.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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