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awry

[uh-rahy] / əˈraɪ /


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Starbucks stores across South Korea will shutter for half a day next week for staff to attend a history lesson following a promotional campaign gone awry, the coffee giant said Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

However, some such efforts have been met with user backlash, or mockery, when these tools go awry.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

It is when Mary resigns herself to learning and high-mindedness that her life-scheme goes happily awry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

He had forgotten that the nose was awry because he had once broken it.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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