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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

She said Archie took a bad turn and was struggling to breathe, but she was told to "calm down" when she raised the alarm.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2022

“It can take a really bad turn very quickly.”

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 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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