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awry

[uh-rahy] / əˈraɪ /


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History is littered with examples of big media mergers going awry, many of them involving some permutation of Warner Bros.:

From MarketWatch

Researchers have said that while AI can be helpful extracting information from vast amounts of data, it can go awry if it is expected to produce "original" responses.

From BBC

When your internet connection goes even slightly awry, the impact on your professional life could be significant.

From The Wall Street Journal

These chaotic touches “add to Chappell’s look, because Chappell has a few things that are kind of going awry on her face.”

From Salon

This is also what makes them so pressurized and painful when they go awry.

From The Wall Street Journal