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badly

[bad-lee] / ˈbæd li /




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The Escobar building was badly damaged, with debris scattered across Market Street.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

"It's a bit of a shock to be honest. I hope that person is not badly injured," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The problem for the market, he said, is that once such numbers are bandied about, any significant capex shortfall will badly damage sentiment toward the beneficiaries of such spending, particularly chip and data-center equipment makers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

In recent weeks, the equal-weighted S&P 500 index has badly underperformed the regular, market-cap weighted index, which remains near a record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Why does it have to be this way? Why does it hurt so badly? Why do I have to feel so much?”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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