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The bad turn came in the 2000s after 9/11 and the dot-com bust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Ellen Kessler was visiting her mother in Florida last year when things took a bad turn.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

His wife Marion said he then took a "really bad turn" in front of their three young children and an ambulance was called.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2022

The couple knew the situation had taken a bad turn when the airport in Kyiv suspended flights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2022

The Jeep had gone off the cliff on a bad turn.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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