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ill-fated

[il-fey-tid] / ˈɪlˈfeɪ tɪd /


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Ill-fated opera star Grace Moore reflects upon a career that culminated in her performance at the prestigious Met.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2020

OUTLOOK: Ill-fated Randy Moss trade with Patriots for Randy Moss leaves Vikings without third-round pick, another hurdle in attempt to restock roster with young talent.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2011

Ill-fated expeditions followed, intent on rescue, science or glory.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ill-fated Ranger VI had looked just as good as it plunged down toward the moon, but when the time came for its brain to turn on its six TV cameras, nothing happened.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ill-fated was she that bare them before all women, as many as are mothers of children.

From Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes by Buckley, Theodore Alois




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