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bad

adjective as in disobedient or mischievous

adjective as in of food, decayed or rotten

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adjective as in severe, serious

adjective as in sick

adjective as in (informal) impressively tough or skillful

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Here are the 20 worst performers among the S&P 500 from the end of October through Thursday.

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Here are the 20 worst performers among the S&P 500 from the end of October through Thursday.

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We have seen the president’s physical and mental decline with our own eyes, and it seems to be going from bad to worse at an increasing pace.

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After Thursday saw the worst session in more than a month — with the Nasdaq Composite sliding 2.3% — it looks like technology will again lead the declines.

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At one point, Quirino asked Murillo if he understood that “the more dangerous, the worse, Mr. Carrillo appears, the more reasonable you look and the better you look.”

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